Regional Anatomy:
Skin-subcutaneous tissue-tendon of long peroneal muscle and abductor muscle of little toe.
There are the lateral dorsal cutaneous nerve of the foot (the small saphenous vein) in this area.
Location:
Sit upright, hang down two shanks, with two feet touching the ground or lie supinely; 0.5 cun anteriorly and inferiorly apart from ShenmaiBL62(Shenmai (BL62) The Eight Confluent Point [3]), in the depression on the lateral side of cuboid bone.
Function:
Inducing resuscitation, and relaxing the muscles and tendons.
Indications:
Epilepsy, infantile convulsions, pain in the waist and legs, plantalgia, pain in the forehead ache, vomiting, peritonitis, and gonitis.
Prescription:
Combined use with QiuxuGB40 (Qiuxu (GB40) Yuan-Primary Point [4]) for treatment of acute pain due to hernia; with PucanBL61 (Pucan (BL61) [5]) for treatment of epilepsy; with PucanBL61 (BL61), ChengshanBL57 (Chengshan (BL57) [6]), and ChengjinBL56 (Chengjin (BL56) [7]) for treatment of cramp in cholera morbus.
Methods:
Insert the needle perpendicularly, 0.3-0.5 cun deep; needling response: local distension and pain; moxibustion: using 3-5 moxa-cones, or mild moxibustion for 5-20 min.
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