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POINT: M-LE-41

NAME: SHANGBAFENG

English: Upper Eight Winds
Also Known As:

LOCATION:

  • Posterior to the metatarsophalangeal joints of the foot, between all of the metatarsal bones.

NEEDLING:

  • Straight insertion, 0.5 to 1 cun. Sensation: local distention and soreness, possibly extending to the tips of the toes.

COMMAND FUNCTIONS:

ACTIONS:

INDICATIONS:

  • Malarial disorders
  • Peripheral neuritis
  • Snake bite
  • Headache
  • Toothache
  • Stomach ache
  • Lower leg swelling and lack of circulation
  • Gangrene of the lower leg and foot
  • Leg Qi
  • Redness, pain and swelling of the dorsum of the foot
  • Foot and toe disorders
  • Arthritis of the leg and foot
  • Paralysis of the leg and foot
  • Numbness of the leg and foot
  • Muscular spasms of the leg and foot
  • Joint problems of the leg and foot
  • Beriberi
  • Toe pain
  • Swelling of the dorsum of the foot
  • Irregular menstruation
  • Chronic atrophy (Wei) syndrome of the feet

COMBINATIONS:

ST-36
Zusanli
GB-34
Yanglingquan

 

 

Inflammation of the dorsum of the foot

   

CONTRAINDICATIONS:

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