Nao Hui: TCM Acupoint Guide

Name

Nao Hui (Naohui)

Location

On the upper arm, on a line drawn between SJ-10 Tianjing and SJ-14 Jianliao, 4 cun proximal to SJ-10 Tianjing and 6 cun distal to SJ-14 Jianliao. Note: locate in the depression within the triceps muscle, posterior to the shaft of the humerus. Although most sources specify both a distance of 3 cun directly below SJ-14 Jianliao at the posterior margin of the deltoid muscle, this does not usually correspond. In practice, palpate the region to find the most tender location.

Needling

• Straight insertion, 1 to 1.5 cun.
• Perpendicular or oblique insertion, 1 to 2 cun.
• Puncture perpendicularly, 0.5 to 0.8 cun.
• Moxibustion is applicable.

Command Functions

• Meeting point of the Yang Wei channel

Actions

• Regulates qi
• Transforms phlegm
• Activates the channel
• Alleviates pain

Indications

• Pain of the arm and shoulder
• Goiter
• Weakness and pain of the shoulder and arm
• Swelling of the shoulder that leads to pain in the scapula
• Scrofula
• Chills and fever
• Eye diseases
• Epilepsy
• Madness
• Inability to raise the arm

Notes

The most common application of this point is for pain in the upper arm or shoulder which radiates down the upper arm.