05/04/2026
“time shares its secrets with those who share its gifts”
LI-4 Hegu, Joining of the Valleys
Functions: • Expels wind-heat and releases the exterior: nasal congestion, sneezing, burning eyes, allergic rhinitis, hay fever. • Stimulates dispersing and descending: for nasal congestion, sneezing, cough, stiff neck, aversion to cold, common cold, influenza, infectious disease. • Unblocks the channels: stops pain due to spasm and relieves painful obstruction syndrome of the arm and shoulder. • Treats facial problems: rhinitis, conjunctivitis, mouth ulcers, sties, sinusitis, epistaxis, toothache, trigeminal neuralgia. • Tonifies qi and consolidates the exterior: for chronic wind attacks. • Harmonizes the ascending of yang and descending of yin: subdues ascending rebellious qi of the stomach, lung, liver with symptoms of epigastric pain, liver-yang rising in migraine headaches, and asthma.
Contraindicated point during pregnancy, do not stimulate this point during pregnancy; empirical point for promoting delivery during labor.
Joining of the Valleys is the supreme point for empowering us to let go of all that no longer serves in every domain of being. Relinquish attachments to suffering and all aspects of self that have lost value, helping to create clarity by empowering us to let go of refuse from the past.
Located on the dorsum of the hand, between the first and second metacarpal bones, approximately in the middle of the second metacarpal bone on the radial side.
For more acupuncture details, ask Thomas if Hegu is a recommended point prescription supporting your healthcare needs.
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