ACUPUNCTURE
Da Gu Kong: TCM Acupoint Guide
DAGUKONG
Name
Da Ku Kong (Dakukong)
Location
At the middle of the transverse crease of the phalangeal joint of the thumb, dorsal aspect.
Needling
Moxibustion.
Indications
- Eye diseases
- Vomiting
- Diarrhea
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Sources and further reading
We cite classical materia medica and modern reference works. This article is health education, not medical advice.
- Shennong Bencao Jing (The Divine Farmer's Materia Medica), Han dynasty.
- Bencao Gangmu (Compendium of Materia Medica), Li Shizhen, 1578.
- Chinese Pharmacopoeia, current edition — identity, quality and safety monographs.
- NCCIH and WHO reference material on traditional medicine safety.
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