T.88.12

Ming Huang

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明黃 (Míng Huáng) — Bright Emperor (Thigh)

Master Tung's Extraordinary Points · Zone 8 — Thigh (八八部位) · point 88.12

Traditionally used for

Dizziness
Eye health
Menstrual & women's health
Nerves & recovery
Energy & fatigue
Liver & jaundice

Location

On the medial aspect of the thigh, at the midpoint of the line connecting the groin and the medial epicondyle of the femur, on the middle of the medial thigh.

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

Body map, front: T.88.12 · Thigh — Fig. — T.88.12 · Thigh After Albinus, 1747

The femur — Gray's Anatomy plate — The femur Gray's Anatomy, 1918 Marker hidden while its position on this plate is re-checked.

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Needling

Depth: 1.5–2.5 cun

Angle: Perpendicular

Functions

Regulates and nourishes the Liver
Moves qi and blood
Brightens the eyes

Indications

Hepatitis, cirrhosis and liver disorders — a primary indicationjaundiceblurred vision and eye diseasefatigue and low energyirregular menstruationdizzinesshemiplegia

In Master Tung's System

Zone: Zone 8 — Thigh (八八部位)

Correspondence: Images the Liver. With Tian Huang and Qi Huang it forms the Shang San Huang ('Upper Three Emperors'), Tung's principal Liver group.

Needled as a Dao Ma group with: T.88.13, T.88.14

Clinical Notes

The central member of the Shang San Huang, and the most-used Liver point of the Tung system. The three are needled together for chronic liver disease.

Combinations Using This Point

Shang San Huang — The Upper Three Emperors

Three deep points on the medial thigh — Tung's principal group for chronic liver disease and for the eyes.

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Ming Huang how are these connected?

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