Yanglao (SI 6)

⁠ Xi point (emergency point) of the Small Intestine.

Location of Yanglao

I turn the hand into pronation (the radius moves inwards). I find the styloid process of the ulna and put my index finger on it.
I turn the arm back into supination. My finger is now in a depression: this is Yanglao.

Therapeutic functions and clinical indications

• Xi point of a Yang meridian, so acute osteoarticular pain: stiff neck (beside the axis of the spine), locked shoulder or neck.