Dadu

1. 01On the big toe's medial side, just anterior to the metatarsophalangeal joint, at the border between the lighter and darker skin.
2. 02On the medial great toe, distal and inferior to the first metatarsal-digital joint, in the hollow at the junction of the red and white skin.

1. 01Insert perpendicularly, 0.5–1 cun.
2. 02Needle straight in, 0.1–0.3 cun.
3. 03Moxibustion may be applied.
4. 04Insert obliquely downward, 0.3–0.5 cun.

• ·Ying-Spring point
• ·Fire point
• ·Tonification point
• ·Mother point

• ·Tonifies the Spleen
• ·Aids digestion
• ·Clears Heat
• ·Regulates the Spleen
• ·Eliminates Dampness
• ·Clears Damp-Heat
• ·Harmonizes the Middle Jiao

• ·Fever
• ·Abdominal distension
• ·Diarrhea
• ·Stomach pain
• ·Swelling of the limbs
• ·Coma following stroke
• ·Sudden swelling of all four limbs
• ·Bodily heaviness with bone pain
• ·Chest oppression
• ·Restlessness when hungry, dizziness when full
• ·Sudden turmoil disorder
• ·Restlessness
• ·Insomnia
• ·Heart pain
• ·Persistent febrile disease
• ·Cold-induced counterflow of the hands and feet
• ·Dizziness with visual disturbance
• ·Gastric pain
• ·Constipation
• ·Febrile disease without sweating
• ·Restlessness with insomnia
• ·Bodily heaviness with swollen limbs
• ·Fullness and tightness in the chest
• ·Vomiting
• ·Epigastric pain
• ·Poor digestion
• ·Belching
• ·Borborygmus
• ·Lumbar pain limiting turning
• ·Big-toe disorders
• ·Heat in the soles of the feet
• ·Joint pain
• ·Nervousness
• ·Vertigo
• ·Ankle pain and swelling

According to some sources, moxibustion is contraindicated during pregnancy.

• ·It is mainly employed to clear Heat, particularly in the early stage of a febrile illness.
• ·It is said to support mental energy, and in children has reportedly improved mathematical ability by stimulating the brain.
• ·It is associated with the thymus.
• ·In China this point sees relatively little use.
• ·According to French research, it clears mucus from the Spleen and benefits hemophilia.