Regional Anatomy:
Skin-subcutaneous tissue-between tendons of 4th long and short extensor muscle of toe and tendons of 5th long and short extensor muscle of toe-between bases of 4th and 5th proximal phalangeal bones.
There are the dorsal digital nerve of the intermedia the dorsal cutaneous nerve of the foot and the dorsal digital artery and vein in this area.
Location:
Sit upright, hang down one`s shanks with feet touching the ground; on the dorsum of the foot, at the end of the fissure cccbetween the 4th and the 5th toe.
Function:
Relieving fullness in chest and hypochondrium, eliminating damp and heat, and dredging the meridians and collaterals.
Indications:
Headache, dizziness and vertigo, pain in the outer canthus, tinnitus, deafness, swelling of the cheek, pain in the hypochondrium, distending pain in the breast, and febrile diseases.
Prescription:
Combines with YongquanKI1 (Yongquan (KI1) Jing-Well Point [3]) for treatment of hysterical paralysis; GuanyuanCV4 (Guanyuan (CV4) Front-Mu Point of the SmallIntestine [4]) for treatment of irregular menstruation; and with YangfuGB38 (Yangfu (GB38) Jing-River Point [5]) for treatment of scrofula.
Methods:
Insert the needle perpendicularly to 0,3-0.5 cun depth; needling response: local sensation of numbness and distention; moxibustion: using 3-5 moxa-cones, or mild moxibustion for 5 min.
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