T.77.17

Tian Huang

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天皇 (Tiān Huáng) — Heavenly Emperor

Master Tung's Extraordinary Points · Zone 7 — Lower Leg (七七部位) · point 77.17

Traditionally used for

Dizziness
Urinary & fluids
Sleep
Pain & joints
Blood pressure
Energy & fatigue

Location

On the medial aspect of the lower leg, in the depression below the medial condyle of the tibia — corresponding closely to SP9.

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

Body map, front: T.77.17 · Lower leg — Fig. — T.77.17 · Lower leg After Albinus, 1747

Bones of the leg — Gray's Anatomy plate — Bones of the leg Gray's Anatomy, 1918

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Needling

Depth: 1.0–1.5 cun

Angle: Perpendicular

Functions

Tonifies the Kidney and Spleen
Nourishes yin and regulates the water passages
Lowers blood pressure

Indications

Kidney disorders and oedemahypertensiondiabetesfatigue and weaknessdizzinessurinary difficultyinsomnialow back pain

In Master Tung's System

Zone: Zone 7 — Lower Leg (七七部位)

Correspondence: Images the Kidney and Spleen. With Ming Huang and Qi Huang it forms the Xia San Huang ('Lower Three Emperors'), Tung's principal tonifying group.

Needled as a Dao Ma group with: T.77.18, T.77.19

Clinical Notes

The uppermost of the Xia San Huang. The three are needled together as Tung's great tonification Dao Ma — the system's counterpart to a Kidney-and-Spleen tonifying herbal formula.

Combinations Using This Point

Xia San Huang — The Lower Three Emperors

Tung's great tonifying group — three points up the medial lower leg that nourish the Kidney, Liver and Spleen together.

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