ACUPUNCTURE
Da Ling: TCM Acupoint Guide
DALING
Name
Da Ling (Daling)
Location
At the wrist, between the tendons of the palmaris longus and flexor carpi radialis, level with HT-7 Shenmen. Note: in the absence of the tendon of the palmaris longus, locate this point on the ulnar side of the tendon of the flexor carpi radialis.
Needling
- Oblique distal insertion along the carpal tunnel for carpal tunnel syndrome, 0.5 to 1 cun.
- Caution: the median nerve lies directly beneath this point. Needling commonly produces a significant electric sensation. This is acceptable, but once elicited, further manipulation is inappropriate and may damage the nerve.
- Slanted insertion, needle pointed into the blood vessels of the wrist, for vascular syndrome of the wrist, causing local distention and pain or possibly a numb, electric sensation extending toward the fingertips.
- Perpendicular insertion, 0.3 to 0.5 cun, causing local distention and soreness or a numb, electric sensation extending toward the fingertips.
- Moxibustion is applicable.
Command Functions
- Shu-stream point
- Yuan-source point
- Earth point
- Sedation point
- Sun Simiao Ghost point
Actions
- Clears Heat from the Heart
- Calms the Shen
- Harmonizes the Stomach and Intestines
- Unbinds the chest
- Clears the Ying level
- Cools the Blood
- Expands the chest
- Dispels fullness from the chest
Indications
- Heart pain
- Palpitations
- Pounding sensation of the Heart
- Insomnia
- Epilepsy
- Mania
- Manic raving
- Propensity to laugh without ceasing
- Agitation
- Weeping with grief
- Sadness
- Fright
- Fear
- Red eyes
- Yellow eyes
- Jaundice
- Throat Bi
- Dry throat
- Pain at the root of the tongue
- Eczema of the hand
- Wind rash
- Carbuncles and furuncles
- Heat in the palms
- A cracked tongue
- Myocarditis
- Cardiac pain with the palms very hot
- Gastritis
- Acute gastritis with a high fever
- Frequent vomiting
- Gastric hemorrhage
- All Stomach disorders
- Seizures
- Gastric pain
- Pain in the chest and hypochondriac region
- Intercostal neuralgia
- Scabies
- Damp skin diseases of the upper extremities
- Goose palm dermatosis
- Abscesses
- Sores
- Lesions
- Eye inflammation
- Yellow sclera
- Tonsillitis
- Appendicitis
- Acne
- Fever with great weariness
- Dyspnea
- Ulcers
- Spitting of foam
- Pain of the epigastric region
- Thirst
- Cries easily
- Verbal delirium
- Bi syndrome of the wrist joint
- Fullness of the chest
- Pain of the chest and lateral costal region
- Pain in the chest and Heart with groaning and anxiety
- Shortness of breath
- Much sighing
- Breast abscess
- Breast pain
- Stomach pain
- Vomiting
- Hematemesis
- Sudden turmoil disorder
- Intestinal abscess
- Foul breath
- Fever with agitation and absence of sweat or ceaseless sweating
- All Wind-Heat disorders with absence of sweating
- Heat in the body like Fire
- Splitting headaches
- Hematuria
- Difficult urination
- Swelling of the axilla
- Contraction of the hand
- Pain and contraction of the elbow and arms
- Wrist pain
- Palpitations with fear
- Mental disorders
- Mental illness
- Madness
- Incessant laughing, crying and groaning
- Panic
- Anxiety
- Irritability
- Pain in the throat
- Axillary adenitis
- Urticaria
- Bronchial neuralgia
- Neurasthenia
- Lack of energy
- Fever with a headache
- Urine red like Blood
- Swelling of the muscles of the renal region
- Hysteria with sudden laughing and crying
- Pimples
- Conjunctivitis
- Worry
- Unhappiness
- Intolerance of Wind and Cold
- Nervousness
Combinations
| Points | Indications |
|---|---|
| DU-26 Renzhong, LU-7 Lieque, LI-5 Yangxi | Frequent laughter |
| PC-8 Laogong | Ceaseless laughter, oppression of the Heart |
| UB-15 Xinshu, HT-7 Shenmen, ST-41 Jiexi | Weeping with grief |
| PC-3 Quze | A pounding sensation below the Heart, propensity to fright |
| PC-4 Ximen, PC-3 Quze | Heart pain |
| REN-13 Shangwan | Unbearable Heart pain |
| PC-6 Neiguan, PC-3 Quze | Pain of the Heart and chest |
| LU-2 Yunmen, LU-1 Zhongfu, SP-1 Yinbai, LIV-14 Qimen, UB-13 Feishu, UB-47 Hunmen | Chest pain |
| LU-5 Chize | Shortness of breath |
| LU-11 Shaoshang | Coughing and dyspnea |
| PC-4 Ximen | Coughing Blood |
| ST-8 Touwei | Splitting headache with bursting eye pain |
| GB-16 Muchuang | Red eyes |
| REN-17 Shanzhong, REN-12 Zhongwan, PC-8 Laogong | Vomiting clear, watery saliva |
| ST-19 Burong, REN-13 Shangwan | Vomiting |
| SJ-5 Waiguan | Abdominal pain |
| SJ-6 Zhigou, SJ-5 Waiguan | Abdominal pain and constipation |
| SP-6 Sanyinjiao, SP-9 Yinlingquan, REN-6 Qihai, followed by KI-10 Yingu and PC-7 Daling | Obstructed urination |
| PC-6 Neiguan, PC-4 Ximen, HT-8 Shaofu | Premature contractions associated with rheumatic Heart disease |
| DU-20 Baihui, M-HN-3 Yintang, KI-3 Taixi | Insomnia |
| REN-4 Guanyuan | Blood in the urine |
Notes
A main point to treat insomnia, able to reduce excess Fire from the Pericardium; it is used whenever Heat rises to disturb the Shen. The principle point for the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome, and a specific point to calm sexual tension. It clears sore spots on the chest from emotional blockages, and is generally used as a reducing point.
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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