Dannangxue

Located 1 to 2 cun below GB-34 Yanglingquan on the right leg only; the precise spot is found by palpating for the area of greatest tenderness.

1. 01Insert perpendicularly, 1 to 1.5 cun deep.
2. 02Needle straight in to a depth of 1 to 2 cun; expect a distending, sore sensation radiating downward.
3. 03Puncture at a perpendicular angle to a depth of 0.8 to 1.2 cun.

• ·Clears Heat
• ·Drains Dampness

• ·Acute or chronic cholecystitis
• ·Acute or chronic gallstones (cholelithiasis)
• ·Bile duct disorders
• ·Pain and weakness of the lower limb
• ·Numbness and muscular atrophy in the lower extremity
• ·Biliary ascariasis
• ·Distention and pain along the lateral costal region
• ·Numbness and paralysis of the lower limb
• ·Biliary colic
• ·Hypochondriac pain

• ·This point is well known as a treatment for both acute and chronic cholecystitis and gallstones.
• ·It is also unusual in being one of the small number of points found on only one side of the body.