氣端 (Qìduān) — Qi Extremity
Extra point · Extra (Lower Extremity) · point EX-LE12
Traditionally used for
- Nerves & recovery
Location
Ten points, one at the tip of each toe, about 0.1 cun distal to the nail.
How to locate: The points are at the tip of each toe, about 0.1 cun from the free edge of the nail.
Distances are in cun, a proportional unit — how to measure.
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Needling
Depth:
0.1 cun
Angle:
Prick to bleed
Functions
- Restores consciousness and clears heat
- Activates the channels of the feet
Indications
Numbness and coldness of the toesperipheral vascular diseaseswelling and pain of the footloss of consciousnessapoplexy
Clinical Notes
The foot counterpart of Shixuan; used for peripheral circulation as much as for resuscitation.
Sources
- Focks C, ed. Atlas of Acupuncture. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone Elsevier, 2008. (Locating method and actions.)
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