Chinese Name:
Feiyang (English translation: Taking Flight)
Location:
On the posterior aspect of the lower leg,
behind the external malleolus, 7 cun directly above UB 60, 1 cun inferior and
lateral to UB 57.
Classification:
Luo-Connecting point of the Urinary Bladder Meridian
Indications:
- Headache, dizziness, epistaxis
- Pain and weakness of the lumbar and leg
(sciatica)
- Hemorrhoids
Functions:
Expels Wind-Damp, harmonizes excess above and deficiency below, activates the
meridian, alleviates pain.
Notes:
Luo-Connecting
points of one meridian can communicate with two meridians. They treat diseases
of the collaterals and can be used to treat chronic diseases, especially chronic
diseases of the Zang-Fu organs. Clinically,
Luo-Connecting points are often combined with Yuan-Source points in the
treatment of diseases.
Needling: Perpendicular insertion
.7 - 1.0 cun. |