| TRANSLATION: | Subservient Visitor; Servant's Respect |
|---|---|
| TYPE: | Meeting point of the Urinary Bladder meridian with the Yang Qiao vessel |
| LOCATION: | On the lateral side of the foot, 1.5 cun directly below UB 60, in a depression on the calcaneum, approximately at the junction of where the skin changes color |
| NEEDLE INSERTION: | 5° insertion |
| NEEDLE DEPTH: | 0.3-0.5 cun |
Urinary Bladder Meridian 膀胱经
| TRANSLATION: | Extending Vessel |
|---|---|
| TYPE: | Ghost Point, Confluent point of the Yang Qiao vessel |
| LOCATION: | On the lateral side of the foot, approximately 0.5 cun directly below the lateral malleolus, in a depression posterior to the peroneal tendons |
| NEEDLE INSERTION: | 90° insertion |
| NEEDLE DEPTH: | 0.3-0.5 cun |
| TRANSLATION: | Golden Door; Golden Gate |
|---|---|
| TYPE: | Xi-cleft, Meeting point of the Urinary Bladder meridian with the Yang Qiao vessel |
| LOCATION: | On the lateral side of the foot, anterior and inferior to UB 62, in the depression posterior to the tuberosity of the 5th metatarsal |
| NEEDLE INSERTION: | 90° insertion |
| NEEDLE DEPTH: | 0.3-0.5 cun |
| TRANSLATION: | Capital Bone; Metatarsal Tuberosity |
|---|---|
| TYPE: | Yuan-Source |
| LOCATION: | On the lateral side of the foot, in the depression anterior and inferior to the tuberosity of the 5th metatarsal bone, approximately at the junction of where the skin changes color |
| NEEDLE INSERTION: | 90° insertion |
| NEEDLE DEPTH: | 0.3-0.5 cun |
| TRANSLATION: | Restraining Bone; Metatarsal Head |
|---|---|
| TYPE: | Shu-Stream, Wood, Sedation |
| LOCATION: | On the lateral side of the foot, in the depression posterior and inferior to the head of the 5th metatarsal bone |
| NEEDLE INSERTION: | 90° insertion |
| NEEDLE DEPTH: | 0.3-0.5 cun |
| TRANSLATION: | Foot Valley Passage; Foot Connecting Valley |
|---|---|
| TYPE: | Ying-Spring, Water, Horary |
| LOCATION: | On the lateral side of the foot, in the depression anterior to the 5th metatarsophalangeal joint |
| NEEDLE INSERTION: | 70° insertion towards the sole |
| NEEDLE DEPTH: | 0.2-0.3 cun |