Nomenclature:
Yang: Yang of yin-yang Fu: auxillary
The lateral is yang and fu refers to fibula. Yangfu is anterior to the fibula on the lateral aspect of the leg.
Point: GB38
Chinese Name: 阳辅
Name: Yangfu
English Name/Meaning: Yang Assistance
Pinyin: yáng fǔ
Han Geul 한글: yang bo 양보
Romaji: yō ho
Vietnamese: Dương phụ
Location:
4 cun above the tip of the external mallelous slightly anterior to the anterior border of the fibula, between extensor digitorum longus and peronaeus brevis.
Functions of Yangfu:
- Harmonize Qiao yang.
- Soothes Liver and resolves depression.
Indications:
Migraine, pain of the outer canthus, pain in the axillary region, scrofula, lumbar pain, pain in the chest, hypochondriac region and lateral aspect of the lower extremities.
Method:
Puncture perpendicularly 0.5-0.7
Remarks:
- Jing-river point.
- Son point.