bubble_chart Category Intersecting point: foot shaoyang and belt vessel.
bubble_chart Etymology
"Wei" (維), corner or connection; "dao" (道), pathway. The point is located on the lateral side of waist, where it is connected and maintained by belt vessel. It is also close to Bishu (GB30), hence another name "Waishu" (外樞, outer pivot).
bubble_chart Location
On the abdomen, in the depression anterior and inferior to the anterior superior iliac spine, 0.5 cun anterior and inferior to
Wushu (GB27), opposite the inguinal region.
- Zhenjiu Jiayi Jing: "5.3 cun below Zhangmen (LR13)";
- Xunjing Kaoxue Bian: "Alternatively, 2.5 cun above Juliao (GB29)";
- Leijing Tuyi: "8.5 cun lateral to Zhongji (CV3)";
- Zhenjiu Jicheng: "Directly below Zhangmen (LR13), 7 cun down." These can be used as references for locating the point.
bubble_chart Anatomy
- Muscles: internal and external abdominal obliques, transversus abdominis.
- Nerve: ilioinguinal nerve.
- Vessels: superficial and deep circumflex iliac arteries and veins.
bubble_chart Manipulation
Insert perpendicularly or obliquely forward and downward 1~2 cun. Moxibustion with moxa cone 3 to 5 times, moxibustion with moxa stick for 10 to 15 minutes.
bubble_chart Efficacy
Regulate belt vessel, regulate lower jiao.
- Classical: hiccup, edema, pain in lower back and legs, lower abdominal pain.
- Modern: abdominal distension, prolapse of uterus, irregular menstruation, leukorrhea, waist and hip pain.
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