| TRANSLATION: | Hidden White |
|---|---|
| TYPE: | Jing-well, Wood, Ghost Point |
| LOCATION: | On the medial side of the great toe, 0.1 cun proximal to the corner of the nail |
| NEEDLE INSERTION: | 90° or 45° insertion directed proximally |
| NEEDLE DEPTH: | 0.1-0.2 cun or prick to bleed |
Spleen Meridian 脾经
| TRANSLATION: | Big Capitol; Great Pool |
|---|---|
| TYPE: | Ying-spring, Fire, Tonification |
| LOCATION: | On the medial side of the great toe, distal and inferior to the first metatarsophalangeal joint, at the junction of the yin and yang skin |
| NEEDLE INSERTION: | 45° inferior insertion |
| NEEDLE DEPTH: | 0.3-0.5 cun |
| TRANSLATION: | Greater White |
|---|---|
| TYPE: | Yuan-source, Shu-stream, Earth, Horary |
| LOCATION: | Proximal and inferior to the head of the first metatarsal bone, at the junction of the yin and yang skin |
| NEEDLE INSERTION: | 90° insertion |
| NEEDLE DEPTH: | 0.5-1.0 cun |
| TRANSLATION: | Grandfather Grandson |
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| TYPE: | Luo-connecting, Confluent point of the Chong Vessel |
| LOCATION: | In the depression distal and inferior to the base of the first metatarsal bone, at the junction of the yin and yang skin |
| NEEDLE INSERTION: | 90° insertion |
| NEEDLE DEPTH: | 0.5-1.0 cun |
| TRANSLATION: | Metal Mound |
|---|---|
| TYPE: | Jing-river, Metal, Sedation |
| LOCATION: | N the depression distal and inferior to the medial malleolus, midway between the tuberosity of the navicular bone and the tip of the medial malleolus |
| NEEDLE INSERTION: | a) 90° insertion, b) 5° insertion beneath the tendons towards ST 41 |
| NEEDLE DEPTH: | a) 0.2-0.3 cun |
| TRANSLATION: | Three Yin Meeting |
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| TYPE: | Meeting point of the Spleen, Liver, and Kidney meridians |
| LOCATION: | 3 cun directly above the tip of the medial malleolus, on the posterior border of the tibia |
| NEEDLE INSERTION: | 90° or 45° insertion directed proximally, * Contraindicated in pregnancy+F85 |
| NEEDLE DEPTH: | 1.0-1.5 cun |