Yuanye GB22: Nomenclature, Location, Functions, Indications

Nomenclature:
Yuan: deep pond Ye: axilla
The axilla is likened to a deep pond. Yuanye is at the axilla.
Point: GB22
Chinese Name: 渊腋
Name: Yuanye
English Name/Meaning: Armpit Abyss
Pinyin: yuān yè
Han Geul 한글: yeon aek 연액
Romaji: en eki(?)
Vietnamese: Uyển dịch
Location:
On the mid-axillary line when the arm is raised, 3 cun below the axilla, in the 4th intercostal space.
Functions of yuanye:
- Relax chest and regulates qi.
- Relax sinew and invigorates channel.
Indications:
- Swollen and pain at axilla.
- Shoulder pain and tenderness, frozen shoulder.
- Hypochondriac pain, fullness or pain on the cheat area, intercostal neuralgia.
Method:
Transverse-oblique insertion along the intercostal space, 0.5 to 1 cun.
Remarks:
Tendino-musculo points.
Precautions:
- Deep or perpendicular needling may induce a pneumothorax.
- Do not apply moxibustion.