T.77.27

Wai San Guan

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外三關 (Wài Sān Guān) — Outer Three Passes

Master Tung's Extraordinary Points · Zone 7 — Lower Leg (七七部位) · point 77.27

Traditionally used for

Nose & throat
Skin

Location

Three points on the lateral aspect of the lower leg, on the line connecting the tip of the lateral malleolus and the head of the fibula, dividing that line into four equal parts.

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

Body map, front: T.77.27 · Lower leg — Fig. — T.77.27 · Lower leg After Albinus, 1747

Bones of the leg — Gray's Anatomy plate — Bones of the leg Gray's Anatomy, 1918 Marker hidden while its position on this plate is re-checked.

3D view

3D view not available for this point: its position can't be carried onto the 3D model reliably (it failed a placement check). The 2D maps above show it.

Needling

Depth: 1.0–1.5 cun

Angle: Perpendicular

Functions

Resolves toxicity and dissipates nodules
Clears heat

Indications

Tumours and masses (as an adjunct)mumps and swollen glandstonsillitisacne and skin abscessesscrofulacancer-related pain (supportive use)

In Master Tung's System

Zone: Zone 7 — Lower Leg (七七部位)

Clinical Notes

Needled as a three-point Dao Ma. Tung's principal detoxifying and mass-dissipating group of the lateral leg; used supportively alongside — never instead of — oncological care.

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