Chengshan

1. 01Found on the posterior midline of the leg, between UB-40 Weizhong and UB-60 Kunlun, in the pointed hollow that appears below the gastrocnemius muscle belly when the leg is extended or the heel raised.
2. 02With the patient prone, ask them to extend the foot as though rising onto tiptoe; this brings out a triangular hollow in the middle of the calf, midway between the knee's transverse crease and the heel, and the point sits at the apex of that triangle.
3. 03Situated just below the gastrocnemius muscle bellies, on the line joining UB-40 Weizhong to the calcaneal tendon, roughly 8 cun distal to UB-40 Weizhong.
4. 04On the lower leg, in the hollow that forms below the gastrocnemius belly when the muscle is flexed, about 8 cun distal to UB-40 Weizhong — that is, halfway between UB-40 Weizhong and UB-60 Kunlun. Note: tracing a finger upward from the Achilles tendon along the midline leads into the depression between the two gastrocnemius origins; this hollow can be easier to feel if the patient presses the ball of the foot against resistance from your hand.
5. 05With the foot fully plantar-flexed (as if on tiptoe), the point lies at the apex of the triangular hollow that forms in the middle of the calf, midway between UB-40 Weizhong and the level of the lateral malleolus (8 cun below UB-40 Weizhong).

1. 01Puncture straight in, 0.8 to 1.2 cun.
2. 02Moxibustion may be used.
3. 03Insert straight in, 1.2 to 2.5 cun. Sensation: local distention and soreness that may spread toward the back of the knee; when needled deeply for sciatica, an electric, numb feeling may radiate to the sole of the foot.
4. 04Insert perpendicularly or obliquely, angled either proximally or distally, 1 to 1.5 cun.

Ma Dan-yang's Heavenly Star point

• ·Relaxes the muscle channels
• ·Loosens the sinews
• ·Frees the channel
• ·Eases pain
• ·Invigorates the Blood
• ·Clears Heat
• ·Regulates Qi in the Yang organs
• ·Helps hemorrhoids
• ·Clears obstruction from the channel
• ·Supports the calf and heel

• ·Lower back pain
• ·Gastrocnemius muscle spasm
• ·Hemorrhoids
• ·Constipation
• ·Beriberi
• ·Vomiting with diarrhea
• ·Calf muscle twisting
• ·Hemorrhoids that are swollen, painful, and bleeding
• ·Cramping
• ·Knee swelling
• ·Lower-limb edema
• ·Lymphedema
• ·Heel pain
• ·Limb fatigue
• ·Menstrual pain
• ·Indigestion
• ·Lockjaw
• ·Hernia disorders
• ·Urethritis
• ·Abdominal pain
• ·Difficulty sitting or standing
• ·Inability to stand for extended periods
• ·Sudden turmoil disorder
• ·Heat sensation in the head
• ·Lumbago
• ·Pain in the back and kidney region
• ·Digestive problems
• ·Dyspepsia
• ·Cholera
• ·Cholera accompanied by muscle spasms
• ·Anorexia
• ·Anorexia occurring with dysentery
• ·Enterorrhagia
• ·Sore throat
• ·Lower back and leg pain
• ·Sciatica
• ·Lower-limb paralysis
• ·Anal prolapse
• ·Rectal prolapse
• ·Throat pain
• ·Leg Qi
• ·Lumbar spine pain
• ·A hot sensation in the Heart
• ·Trembling
• ·Inability to remain upright
• ·Upper-limb edema of cardiac origin
• ·Fluid accumulation from an attack of Cold
• ·Hemafecia
• ·Convulsions
• ·Tremors of the body
• ·Malarial disorders
• ·Erysipelas of the lower body due to Damp-Heat
• ·Abdominal prolapse
• ·Shivering
• ·Epistaxis
• ·Muscle spasms
• ·Localized paroxysmal spasms
• ·Foot Qi
• ·Heel and foot pain
• ·Thigh neuralgia
• ·Myalgia
• ·Internal and external injury
• ·Lower-limb swelling
• ·Adenitis
• ·Attack of Cold with excessive secretion

• ·This point is a key choice for treating muscle cramps.
• ·It serves as a distal point in treating low back pain and sciatica.
• ·It is an empirically-used point for hemorrhoids.
• ·This is the primary point for physical trauma of any kind.