Location of Tiger’s Mouth Point

Tiger’s Mouth Point, also known as Hegu Point, is located in the elbow area, at the midpoint of the line connecting the ulnar ze and the lateral epicondyle of the humerus, and is mainly used for treating upper limb paralysis, toothache, and crooked mouth and eyes. Hegu acupoint belongs to the Hand Yangming Large Intestine Meridian, and its location is in the elbow area, at the midpoint of the line connecting the ulnar ze and the lateral epicondyle of the humerus, and is located on the back of the hand between the 1st and 2nd metacarpal bones, and at the midpoint of the radial side of the second metacarpal bone. It is used for treating headache and dizziness, arm pain, upper limb paralysis, eye redness and swelling, sore throat, fever, tooth swelling and pain, eczema, abdominal pain, constipation, facial nerve paralysis, crooked mouth and eyes, trigeminal neuralgia, etc. It is also used as a point for the treatment of neuralgia. Clinically, Hegu acupoints are often used with other acupoints to treat diseases, such as with Yingxiang acupoint, cheek car acupoint to treat colds, facial paralysis, facial paralysis, headache, nasal congestion, fever; with Taichong acupoint to treat high blood pressure, epilepsy, vertigo, headache. Hegu acupoint massage to find the right point, acupuncture for the operator’s high technical requirements, to be carried out in a formal medical institutions, to avoid causing adverse consequences.