Ying Spring: Water
LOCATION: Proximal to the web between the 2nd & 3rd toes, in the depression distal and lateral
to the 2nd metatarsodigital joint.
IMAGE: An anatomical reference to the "inner court" between the 2nd & 3rd toes.
FUNCTIONS: Cools & drains Heat from the Stomach
Regulates the Qi & suppresses pain
Benefits Digestion, Cleans Stomach Fire,, Clears Damp from GI System, Clears Wind from the
Head & Face,, Clears Wind Heat, Drains Bad Qi from Stomach, Harmonizes Intestines, Moves
Stomach Qi Down, Reduces Fever, Reduces Fullness, Transforms Stagnation
INDICATIONS:
abdominal distension
acute & chronic enteritis
beriberi
blood in the urine (not major)
diarrhea
eye pain
lockjaw
nosebleed
pain of intestinal hernia
paralysis of the mouth
red & white dysentery
ringing in the ears (not major)
stomach-ache
throat blockage
tonsillitis
toothache (upper)
trigeminal neuralgia
wind rash
NEEDLING: Perpendicularly 0.3 - 0.5 cun
PSYCHO-SPIRITUAL USES: for people who dislike the sound of human voices
POINT COMBINATIONS:
With St 41 for facial edema
With LI 4 for bleeding gums
With LI 11 for cold hands and feet
ANCIENT USES:
OTHER: Common for sore throat/tonsillitis, esp. when combined with digestive symptoms
fevers (ying spring)
Used to pull heat down
more heat than St 45
more throat than St 34
