Nomenclature : English Name/Meaning: Eight Winds Chinese Name: 八风 Chinese Pinyin: Ba-feng Location : On the dorsum of foot, proximal to the margins of the webs between all five toes, at the junction of the red and white skin. One foot has four points, both feet have a total of eight points. Functions and Indications…
Nomenclature: English Name/Meaning: Appendix Point Chinese Name: 阑尾穴 Chinese Pinyin: Lan-wei-xue Location: On the superior anterior aspect of the lower leg, 5 cun below ST 35(Dubi), one finger-breadth from the anterior crest of the tibia. Functions and Indications of lanweixue: Moves qi and blood flow in the large intestine clears heat and heat toxins from the large…
Nomenclature: English Name/Meaning: Gallbladder Point Chinese Name: 胆囊穴 Chinese Pinyin: Dan-nang-xue Location: On the superior lateral aspect of the lower leg, 2 cun directly below the depression anterior and inferior to the head of the fibula, GB34(Yanglingquan). Functions and Indications of Dannangxue: Clears heat and drains dampness from gallbladder so is beneficial for acute and…
Nomenclature: English Name/Meaning: Cranes Summit Chinese Name: 鹤顶 Chinese Pinyin: Heding Location: Above the knee, in the depression of the midpoint of the superior patellar border. Functions and indications of Heding: Heding moves qi and blood and strengthens knee joint so is beneficial for aching of the knee joint, weakness of the leg and foot,…