Location
On the lateral aspect of the thigh, 7 cun above the popliteal crease, on the midline of the lateral thigh.
How to locate: Stand the patient upright with arms hanging; the point lies where the tip of the middle finger rests against the thigh.
Needling
Depth:
1.0–2.0 cun
Angle:
Perpendicular
Functions
- Expels wind and damp from the leg
- Relieves itching and benefits the skin
- Activates the channel
Indications
Generalised itching and urticarianumbness and weakness of the legsciatica and lateral thigh painhemiplegiaberiberi
Clinical Notes
A useful point for itching — the 'wind' of its name being the wandering, changeable quality of pruritus as much as an external pathogen.
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