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Acupuncture Points on the Bladder Channel of Foot Tai Yang

Confluent Point of the Yang Motility Vessel
Sun Si-miao Ghost Point

Actions:

Pacifies interior wind and expels exterior wind
Calms the spirit and treats epilepsy
Benefits the head and eyes
Opens and regulates the Yang Motility vessel
Activates the channel and alleviates pain

Indications:

Epilepsy, mania, headache, dizziness, insomnia, backache, aching of the leg.

Pont Location:

A Manual of Acupuncture: On the lateral side of the foot, approximately 0.5 cun inferior to the inferior border of the lateral malleolus, in a depression posterior to the peroneal tendons.
Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion: In the depression directly below the external malleolus.

Needling Method:

Puncture perpendicularly 0.3-0.5 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.

References Used

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