T.77.18

Ming Huang

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明黃 (Míng Huáng) — Bright Emperor

Master Tung's Extraordinary Points · Zone 7 — Lower Leg (七七部位) · point 77.18

Not yet clinically reviewed

Traditionally used for

Dizziness
Eye health
Menstrual & women's health
Sleep
Blood pressure
Energy & fatigue
Liver & jaundice

Location

On the medial aspect of the lower leg, 3 cun below Tian Huang, on the posterior border of the tibia.

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

Body map, front: T.77.18 · Lower leg — Fig. — T.77.18 · 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, Liver and Spleen
Nourishes yin and blood

Indications

Fatigue and general weaknessdiabetesliver disorders and hepatitisdizziness and blurred visionhypertensionirregular menstruationinsomnia

In Master Tung's System

Zone: Zone 7 — Lower Leg (七七部位)

Needled as a Dao Ma group with: T.77.17, T.77.19

Commentary

The name is shared with a point in Zone 8 on the thigh (T.88.12 Ming Huang); the lower-leg member of the Xia San Huang is sometimes listed as Ren Huang's partner. Sources differ — the grouping, not the individual number, is what matters clinically.

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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