Chong Yang 沖陽 (ST 42)

TRANSLATION: Rushing Yang; Surging Yang
TYPE: Yuan-source
LOCATION: On the dorsum of the foot, in the depression formed by the junction of the second and third metatarsal bones and the cuneiform bones (second and third), 1.5 cun distal to ST 41, on the line drawn between ST 41 and ST 43, at the point where the pulsation of the dorsalis pedis artery may be palpated
NEEDLE INSERTION: 90° or 45° insertion* Be careful of artery beneath this poin
NEEDLE DEPTH: 0.3-0.5 cun

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