上瘤 (Shàng Liú) — Upper Tumour
Master Tung's Extraordinary Points · Zone 5 — Sole and Foot (五五部位) · point 55.06
Traditionally used for
- Headaches
- Dizziness
Location
On the sole, at the centre of the anterior border of the heel pad, 3 cun posterior to the midpoint of the sole.
Distances are in cun, a proportional unit — how to measure.
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Needling
Depth:
0.5–1.0 cun
Angle:
Perpendicular
⚠ Cautions: Tung's texts limit retention here to a few minutes. Serious intracranial disease requires medical management; this point is an adjunct only.
Functions
- Benefits the brain and settles wind
Indications
Cerebral tumours and space-occupying lesions (as an adjunct)dizziness and vertigocerebellar disorders and unsteady gaitheadachepoor memory
In Master Tung's System
Zone:
Zone 5 — Sole and Foot (五五部位)
Correspondence: Images the brain — the heel corresponds to the head.
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