BL-62, Pū Cān, 仆参, Servant’s Respect

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Confluent point of the Yang Qiao MaiGhost point
Location
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.
Needling
Type: Oblique    Depth:  0.3 to 0.5 cun
Description: Oblique insertion directed inferiorly, 0.3 to 0.5 cun.
Caution:
Notes
Energetics 1
YANG QIAO CONFLUENCE POINT: enters brain at DU16. Expel exterior wind and interior wind, lockjaw, bell's palsy, windstroke, epilepsy, hemiplegia
Energetics 2
GHOST POINT: palpitations, mania, depression, epilepsy
Energetics 3
Channel: Inner canthus redness and pain, back pain, lumbar pain, lower limb spasms, and foot EVERSION • BACK PAIN: distal point when pain is unilateral and radiates down one leg [GM]
Energetics 4
Expel cold and heat to treat one-sided head wind.
Energetics 5
Energetics 6

 

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