ACUPUNCTURE
Shi Wang: TCM Acupoint Guide
SHIWANG
Name
Shi Wang (Shiwang)
Location
At the middle of the fingertip of each finger.
Needling
Prick to bleed.
Indications
- Heat exhaustion
- Acute gastroenteritis
- Common cold
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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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