Meaning

Great Surge.

Localization

On the dorsum of the foot, in the hollow distal to the junction of the first and second metatarsal bones.

Functions

Subdues liver, regulates Qi, unblocks channels.

Indications

- The point is used in various syndromes associated with of liver Qi stagnation, blossoming at the top of liver fire, lifting liver Yang up, activating liver wind inside.
- Reproductive system: uterine hemorrhage, dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea, missed period, vaginitis, bartholinitis, erosions, cysts, postpartum sweating, leucorrhoea (inhibited spleen), vaginal swelling, swelling and pain of the external genitalia (syndrome of dampness-heat), uterine atony, incipient coleoptosis, climacteric neurosis, female genital itching, pain in penis, inverted or enlarged marsupium.
- Affection of the throat: dry throat, sore throat, dry cough, globus sensation in the setting of chest fullness, a slight tickling sensation in the throat in the setting of liver heat.
- Digestive system: feeling of fullness and pain in the stomach area, hiccups, diarrhoea with pain in the stomach area (liver Qi stagnation), constipation (stagnation of the liver Chi), loss of appetite, belching, vomiting, diarrhea.
- Eye disease: visual snow, swelling and eye redness, dry eyes, watering eyes in the wind.
- Urinary system: urine retention (Qi lin syndrome).
- Disorders of the mind: incipient heart attack or after it (liver fire blossoming), hysteria, psychosis, emotional lability, night fright in children, aggressiveness, fury with a blush flashed the face, anger, feeling of severe discomfort in the setting of nerve strain, epilepsy, sleep disturbance.
- Channel diseases: pain in the dorslim of foot, congestion and pain in the ribs.
- Features: mastitis (Qi stagnation), suppuration (increases drainage of pus), inguinal and inguinal-scrotal hernias, heart pain (liver Qi stagnation leads to heart Qi stagnation), night sweating.

Needling Method

Puncture perpendicularly 0.5 - 1 cun. Cauterization.