陽陵泉 (Yánglíngquán) — Yang Mound Spring
Gallbladder channel · point 34
Traditionally used for
- Digestion
- Urinary & fluids
- Mood & calm
- Nerves & recovery
- Pain & joints
- Liver & jaundice
Location
On the lateral aspect of the lower leg, in the depression anterior and inferior to the head of the fibula.
How to locate: Find the round head of the fibula below the knee on the outside of the leg; the point is in the hollow just in front of and below it.
Regional anatomy: Skin and subcutaneous tissue, then peroneus (fibularis) longus and extensor digitorum longus; the common peroneal nerve winds around the neck of the fibula just behind and below the point.
Distances are in cun, a proportional unit — how to measure.
Needling hazard — see Needling safety
Needling
Cited needling
- ⚠ Nerve
Techniques — the source gives these as alternatives:
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Perpendicular insertionDepth 1–1.5 cunskindeeper
Sometimes through-needled to Yinlingquan SP9, in which case locate it slightly more distally.
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Slightly oblique insertion — posteriorDepth 1–1.5 cunskindeeper
Case reports: peripheral nerve injury after needling at this point (1 case in Wu et al. 2015).
Depths describe average adult habitus in the cited population, never a single safe number for the patient in front of you. Palpate and adjust.
Sources (2)
- Wu J, Hu Y, Zhu Y, Yin P, Litscher G, Xu S. Systematic review of adverse effects: a further step towards modernization of acupuncture in China. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2015;2015:432467 — Table 3 (Peripheral nerve injury) Supports: nerve (case report)
- Deadman P, Al-Khafaji M, Baker K. A Manual of Acupuncture. Hove: Journal of Chinese Medicine Publications; 1998 — p. 451 Supports: techniques (names this point)
Site notes · not cited
Functions
- Benefits the sinews and joints throughout the body
- Spreads Liver qi and relieves constraint
- Clears damp-heat from the Liver and Gallbladder
- Relieves hypochondriac and lateral pain
- Descends rebellious qi
Indications
Balance Method partners
Under Dr. Tan's six systems, GB34 at the knee balances these channels at the regions its segment images.
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1. Same Chinese nameTriple Energiser channelElbow · Mirror (arm ↔ leg)Elbow · Reversed mirrorUpper abdomen, Lower back · Image, head at the hand/footChest, Upper back · Image, head toward the elbow/kneeSolve for the Triple Energiser channel →
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2. Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong)Heart channelElbow · Mirror (arm ↔ leg)Elbow · Reversed mirrorUpper abdomen, Lower back · Image, head at the hand/footChest, Upper back · Image, head toward the elbow/kneeSolve for the Heart channel →
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3. Interior–exterior pairLiver channelKnee, Back of knee · Same segment, opposite sideUpper abdomen, Lower back · Image, head at the hand/footChest, Upper back · Image, head toward the elbow/kneeSolve for the Liver channel →
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4. Chinese clock oppositeHeart channelElbow · Mirror (arm ↔ leg)Elbow · Reversed mirrorUpper abdomen, Lower back · Image, head at the hand/footChest, Upper back · Image, head toward the elbow/kneeSolve for the Heart channel →
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5. Chinese clock neighbourTriple Energiser channelElbow · Mirror (arm ↔ leg)Elbow · Reversed mirrorUpper abdomen, Lower back · Image, head at the hand/footChest, Upper back · Image, head toward the elbow/kneeSolve for the Triple Energiser channel →
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6. Same channelGallbladder channelKnee, Back of knee · Same segment, opposite sideUpper abdomen, Lower back · Image, head at the hand/footChest, Upper back · Image, head toward the elbow/kneeSolve for the Gallbladder channel →
Classical calendar method · 子午流注
When the tables open GB34
The hours Zi Wu Liu Zhu names this point at, by method. Times are the double-hour's start in UTC.
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甲辰 07:00–09:00 Na Jia Fa, 丙-day sequence · He-Sea (合)
「甲辰陽陵泉合長」
Next: Tue 20 Oct, 07:00
A classical reference, not a recommendation: the tables say when the method opens this point, not that it is the point to needle. Open points by the hour →
Clinical Notes
Combinations Using This Point
Yanglingquan and Zusanli
GB34 and ST36, He-Sea points below the knee — for digestive, hypochondriac and head complaints, cough, jaundice, enuresis and weak legs.
Yanglingquan and Quchi
LI11 and GB34, He-Sea points of elbow and knee — for hemiplegia, weak or numb legs, headache, tinnitus, cough and wheeze.
Balance Method for Shoulder Pain
Anterior shoulder pain on the Large Intestine channel treated from the Stomach channel of the opposite leg, most often around ST38.
Xiyan — The Eyes of the Knee
The two hollows either side of the patellar ligament, needled with Heding above, framing the knee joint.
Similar Points
Sources
- World Health Organization. WHO Standard Acupuncture Point Locations in the Western Pacific Region. Manila: WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific, 2008. (Location.)
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