ACUPUNCTURE
Mu Zhi Jie Heng Wen: TCM Acupoint Guide
MUZHIJIEHENGWEN
Name
Mu Zhi Jie Heng Wen (Muzhijiehengwen)
Location
At the middle of the transverse crease of the phalangeal joint of the thumb, palmar aspect.
Needling
Moxibustion.
Indications
- Corneal nebula
- Pannus
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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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