LOCATION: In the depression directly below the external malleolus
IMAGE: Aka "Ninth Channel". This point is the Meeting point of the Yang Qiao channel, which
"extends" the length of the body up to the head.
FUNCTIONS: Clears the Spirit
Relaxes the muscle channels
Opens the yang heel channel
Benefits the Eyes, Calms the Spirit, Clears Heat , Dispels Wind, Invigorates Channels, Relaxes
Muscles & Tendons, Relieves the Exterior
INDICATIONS:
arthritis of the ankle
dizziness
headache (good point)
hemiplegia
insanity
lateral & midline headache
loss of speech due to stroke
Meniere's disease (inner ear disorder)
meningitis
mouth & eyes awry
pain of the lower back & leg
palpitations
psychosis
ringing in the ears
seizures
NEEDLING: Perpendicularly 0.3 - 0.5 cun
PSYCHO-SPIRITUAL USES: CAM: Mental confusion. "Makes the brain clear-- good for a
stonehead". Madness.
OTHER: Paired Confluent point: S.I. 3 of DU Channel
For arthritis/stiffness or low back pain
Main point for epilepsy
insomnia
headache more from neurological/brain disorders. (U.B. 60 more for tension HA)
Used a lot for stroke/ hemiplegia
tinnitus
Wind Damp in Heart
Internal Wind moving: strokes, aphasia
mouth, eyes awry
J.C. Darrus:
fatigue, exhaustion, vertigo
uterine spasms, gynecological pains due to excess blood and energy
tinnitis
Traditionally not recommended to moxa. .
