T.66.10

Huo Lian

Star

火連 (Huǒ Lián) — Fire Connection

Master Tung's Extraordinary Points · Zone 6 — Foot and Dorsum (六六部位) · point 66.10

Not yet clinically reviewed

Traditionally used for

Dizziness
Eye health
Menstrual & women's health
Heart & circulation
Blood pressure

Cautions & contraindications

Pregnancy

Location

On the medial border of the foot, on the plantar aspect of the first metatarsal bone, at the junction of its distal and middle thirds.

Distances are in cun, a proportional unit — how to measure.

Body map, front: T.66.10 · Foot — Fig. — T.66.10 · Foot After Albinus, 1747

Bones of the foot, dorsal — Gray's Anatomy plate — Bones of the foot, dorsal Gray's Anatomy, 1918

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Needling

Pregnancy

Depth: 0.5–1.0 cun

Angle: Perpendicular

⚠ Cautions: Contraindicated in pregnancy.

Functions

Subdues rising yang and lowers blood pressure
Regulates the Heart
Regulates the uterus

Indications

Hypertensiondizziness and vertigopalpitationsirregular menstruationeye pressure

In Master Tung's System

Zone: Zone 6 — Foot and Dorsum (六六部位)

Correspondence: Images the Heart; the Huo Lian / Huo Ju / Huo San trio runs along the medial border of the first metatarsal.

Needled as a Dao Ma group with: T.66.11, T.66.12

Clinical Notes

Tung's texts direct that only one of the Huo Lian / Huo Ju / Huo San trio be needled at a time in hypertension, not all three together.

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Huo Chuan how are these connected?

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