Meaning

Yang Mound Spring.

Localization

2 cun below the edge of the patella, in the recess below the place of transition of the head to the body of the fibula.

Functions

Subdues liver, increases bile secretion, cleanses heat, expels dampness.

Indications

- Digestive system: pain in the epigastric region with increased or decreased secretion, constipation.
- Respiratory system: cough in tuberculosis.
- 5 holes diseases: headache, tinnitus, ringing of the ears, eye redness.
- Musculoskeletal system diseases: convulsions with muscle hypertonicity, radiculitis and vertebral hernias (as an anesthetic), paresthesia of the lower extremities, shoulder pain (in combination with Jian Jing GB.21), pain in the rib area, pain and mobility restriction in the knee joint, hemiplegia, deforming or post-traumatic arthritis and periarthritis.

Needling Method

Puncture perpendicularly 1 - 1,5 cun, at an acute angle up to 2 cun. Cauterization.