crossing point: where foot taiyang and Yang Qiu pulse meet.

[Origin]

Servant, servant, charioteer; Shen, participate in, participate in. Also, "Shen" and "骖" have the same pronunciation and meaning. In ancient times, a chariot was driven by three horses. The horses on both sides were called "horses" and the people accompanying the chariot were called "horses." The point is on the back and outside of the heel, hence the name. In addition, servant means "down"; Shen, the name of the constellation, is one of the twenty-eight constellations, with seven stars. The acupoint is foot greater yang bladder meridian (BL), the seventh to last acupoint, and its distribution is like an inverted "gin" constellation.

[Location]

Pucan (BL61) acupoint
(quoted from "Meridians and Acupoints")

• Zhenjiu Jiayi Jing: "For those with sunken calcaneus, arch your feet to get it."
• Xunjing Kaoxue Bian: "Located at the edge of the red and white flesh under the heel bone, in the crease."
• Zhenjiu Jicheng: "In Kunlun (BL60) Two inches straight down, next to the heel. ”

[Anatomy]

• Nerve: lateral calcaneal branch of sural nerve.
• Vessel: lateral calcaneal branch of peroneal artery and vein.

[Manipulation]

Perpendicular insertion 0.3～0.5 inches. moxa cone moxibustion 3 to 5 times, moxa stick warm moxibustion for 10 to 15 minutes.

[Efficacy]

Soothe the mind, calm the mind, and relax the muscles.

• Classical: Lumbago, heel pain, knee swelling and pain, ankle pain, lower wilting impediment, muscle cramp, headache, syncope, epilepsy.

[Recipe]

• muscle cramp: Jiexi (ST41), Qiuxu (GB40), Pucan (BL61), Zuqiaoyin ( GB44), Zhiyin (BL67).
• My feet are numb: Taixi (KI3), Pucan (BL61), Neiting (ST44).