Liejiao point is on the flexor side of the forearm, 1.5 inches above the transverse stripe on the palmar side of the wrist, located between the tendon of the short extensor digitorum brevis and the tendon of the long extensor digitorum brevis, in the depression of the groove of the tendon of the long extensor digitorum brevis, and is stabbed upward obliquely.
Lejiao point belongs to the hand Taiyin Lung meridian points, mostly used for the treatment of cough and asthma, sore throat, migraine headache, toothache, crooked mouth and eyes, wrist pain and other diseases.
Lechu point is mostly chosen to be stabbed upward obliquely, because the area of Lechu point has radial artery and vein, the lateral cutaneous nerve and flexor nerve of the forearm, which are not suitable for other methods of needle insertion.
There is also a simple way to take the point, crossing the tiger’s mouth of the two right and left hands, with the index finger of one hand resting on the flexor carpi ulnaris of the other hand, and taking the point at the depression of the tip of the index finger. It is recommended that the treatment under the guidance of a doctor.