Influential point of Bone Marrow
Meeting point of 3 Lower Yang meridians
LOCATION: 3 cun above the tip of the external malleolus, between the posterior border of the
fibula and the tendons of m. peroneus longus and brevis.
IMAGE: Also translated as "Suspended Bell," which refers to the classical practice of Chinese
Children to hang a bell from their ankle near this point. Point is also known as Jue Gu (Severed
Bone), which refers to its function of mending broken bones.
FUNCTIONS: Dispels Wind & Damp
Cools Gall Bladder Heat
Clears Marrow Heat & Increases Yin (steaming bones)
Benefits Ears, Clears Heat, Extinguishes Liver Wind, Moves Rebellious Qi Down, Strengthens
Bones
INDICATIONS:
coughing
diseases of the knee & ankle joints and surrounding soft tissues
fullness in the chest & abdomen
hemiplegia
leg Qi
migraine headache
nosebleed
sciatica
scrofula
stiff neck
throat blockage
NEEDLING: Perpendicularly 0.3 - 0.5 cun
PSYCHO-SPIRITUAL USES: Mann: bad temper
POINT COMBINATIONS: For neck pain with S.I. 3.
ANCIENT USES:
OTHER: Main point for stiff neck, neck arthritis, strains, sprains, whiplash, and headaches from
stiff neck.
Immune system booster: increases leukocyte count. For any chronic inflammation of bones or
skin.
Good for skin-- eczema
thrombocytopenia
very good for ankle problems
Mann: pasty skin
tinnitus
broken bones
leukemia
