Meaning

Inner Court. There is emptiness upon the foot contact with the ground.

Localization

Proximal to the web margin between the 2nd and 3rd toes, in the depression distal and lateral to the 2nd metatarsodigital joint.

Functions

Cleans stomach heat, removes fire from the stomach, moves Qi, removes pain.

Indications

- Digestive system: spastic pain in the stomach, a feeling of swelling and abdominal pain, diarrhea with blood and pus, flatulence.
- 5 holes diseases: toothache, nasal bleeding, serous-mucous discharge, rash on the lips, swelling of the face, TIC and contracture of facial muscles, spasm of the vocal cords.
- Disorders of the mind: hysteria.
- Channel diseases: pain and swelling of the foot, muscle and foot atrophy.
- Features: blood in the urine, a superficial syndrome, regulates the secretion of gastric juice ("BU" or "SE").

Needling Method

Puncture perpendicularly 0.3 - 0.5 cun. Cauterization.