Meaning

Suspended Bell.

Localization

Above the ankle joint, 3 cun superior to the prominence of the lateral malleolus, between the posterior border of the fibula and the tendons of peroneus longus and brevis.

Functions

Subdues liver, regulates Qi, unblocks channels and collaterals.

Intersection

The intersection point of the three Yang channels - Gall Bladder Channel of Foot Shao Yang, Stomach Channel of Foot Yang Ming and Bladder Channel of Foot Tai Yang.

Indications

- 5 holes diseases: migraine, swelling and sore throat, dry nose, nasal hemorrhage, acute rhinitis.
- Digestive system: heat and burning sensation in the stomach, constipation in the setting of heat, a feeling of fullness in the stomach after meals.
- Urinary system: five kinds of Lin zheng.
- Musculoskeletal system diseases: pain in the knee and lower leg, pain in dislocation of the knee and ankle joints, sensitive and motor disorders in the lower leg, pain in the defeat of IV and V lumbar vertebrae (additional cauterization and banks), pain in the lower back and back, rigidity and pain in cervico-occipital area.
- Features: Shao-Yang syndrome, a post-stroke condition, promotes early healing of fractures and wounds, nervous debility, cough (liver fire hurts the lungs).

Needling Method

Puncture perpendicularly 1 - 1.5 cun. Cauterization. Bloodletting.