Base de conocimientoPuntos de acupuntura
GB-31
Fengshi
Wind Market
También conocido comoWind's Market · City of Wind
- Canal
- Vesícula biliar
Esta entrada aún no está traducida: el texto siguiente está en inglés.
Localización
- 01On the lateral thigh's midline, 7 cun proximal to the kneecap — the spot the middle fingertip touches when the arm hangs straight at the side.
- 02On the lateral thigh, directly distal to the greater trochanter, 7 cun above the popliteal crease.
- 03Find it as a tender spot roughly 1 cun proximal to where the upper two-thirds and lower third meet along the line connecting the greater trochanter and the popliteal crease.
Punción
- 01Insert straight 1.5–2.5 cun; expect local distension and soreness that may spread downward.
- 02Needle perpendicularly, or angled slightly posterior, to a depth of 1–2 cun.
- 03Angle the needle either proximally or distally, 1.5–2.5 cun deep.
- 04Perpendicular puncture, 0.7–1.2 cun.
- 05Moxibustion may be applied.
Acciones
- Expels Wind
- Relieves itching
- Activates the channel
- Loosens the sinews
- Fortifies the bones
- Tonifies the lower back and knees
- Relieves pain
Indicaciones
- Lower-limb paralysis
- Low back and leg pain
- Neuritis affecting the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve and a muscular branch of the femoral nerve
- Lower-limb atrophy disorder (Wei syndrome) and painful obstruction (Bi syndrome)
- Leg Qi
- Weak, feeble legs
- Knee contracture with pain
- Generalized body itching
- Herpes zoster
- Neuralgia and paralysis of the lower limb
- Rheumatism accompanied by knee weakness
- Beriberi
- Bilateral leg swelling from Dampness
- Numb, stiff lower leg and foot
- Pain with motor impairment of the lower extremities
- Hemiplegia
- Unilateral body itching
- Headache
- Red, swollen eyes
- Cold Bi
- Sciatica
- Heavy legs with difficulty sitting down
- Urticaria
- Weak knees and thighs
- Arthritis of the knee joint
- Swollen foot
- Leprosy
- Shingles
- Generalized pruritus
- Dull foot pain
Combinaciones
For knee arthritis and lower-limb paralysis
Weak legs
Low back pain that restricts movement
For windstroke: needle the unaffected side before the affected side
Moxibustion for leg weakness
Lumbar pain radiating into the leg
Leg and lumbar pain
Bi syndrome affecting the calf
Herpes zoster
Notas
- An important point for treating Wind disorders.
- Essential in treating Wind-Damp Bi.
- Recommended for itching due to Wind-Heat, and for hemiplegia following Windstroke.
- The primary point for beriberi.