Naohui TE13: Nomenclature, Location, Functions, Indications

Nomenclature:

Nao: muscle prominence of the upper arm Hui: confluence
Naohui is at the muscle prominence of the upper arm and is a confluence of this meridian with the Yang Link vessel (Yangweimai).

Point: TE13
Chinese Name: 臑会
Name: Naohui
English Name/Meaning: Upper Arm Meeting
Pinyin: nào huì
Han Geul 한글: noe hui 뇌회
Romaji: ju e
Vietnamese: Nhu hội

Location:

On a line drawn between SJ10 and SJ14, meets the posterior border of the deltoid muscle, approximately two thirds of the distance between these two points.

Functions:

• Clears channel, invigorates collateral.
• Benefits the joint.

Indications of Naohui:

• Red eyes, goiter, scrofula (armpit).
• Local disorders: motor impairment and pain of the shoulder and arm.

Method:

Perpendicular or oblique insertion 1 to 2 cun.

Remarks:

Meeting point of Triple energizer and Large intestine.