{
  "id": "LI4",
  "name": {
    "en": "Hegu",
    "gloss": "Joining Valley",
    "zh-Hant": "合谷",
    "zh-Hans": "合谷"
  },
  "channel": {
    "id": "LI",
    "order": 4,
    "of": 20
  },
  "location": {
    "text": "On the back of the hand, on the mound between thumb and index finger when the thumb presses in."
  },
  "for": [
    "headache",
    "pain of the face and teeth"
  ],
  "press": {
    "text": "Toward the index-finger bone, one minute, then the other hand.",
    "seconds": 60,
    "sides": "both"
  },
  "cautions": [
    "Not in pregnancy."
  ],
  "source": "Lingshu, chapter 2",
  "url": "https://acupoints.com/en/points/li4",
  "lastReviewed": "2026-08-24"
}