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acupointWaiqiu
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international codeGB 36
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Xi-cleft point.

bubble_chart Etymology

"Wai" (外), lateral side; "qiu" (丘), mound. The point is located on the lateral aspect of lower leg, where the muscle bulges like a mound.

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Waiqiu (GB36) point
(adapted from "Meridians and Acupoints")
On the lateral aspect of lower leg, 7 cun above the tip of external malleolus, in the depression anterior to fibula. It is located at the midpoint of the line connecting Yanglingquan (GB34) and the tip of external malleolus, level with Yangjiao (GB35).
  • Zhenjiu Jiayi Jing: "7 cun above external malleolus";
  • Zhenjiu Jicheng: "At the same level as Yangjiao (GB35), with Waiqiu (GB36) in front and Yangjiao (GB35) behind";
  • Lingmen Chuanshou Tongren Zhixue: Illustrations also confirm this;
  • Zhenfang Liuji: "Level with Yangjiao (GB35), 1 cun behind", though this may be an error regarding the front and back positions.

bubble_chart Anatomy

  • Muscles: between peroneus longus and extensor digitorum longus; deep layer, peroneus brevis.
  • Nerve: superficial peroneal nerve.
  • Vessels: branches of anterior tibial artery and vein.

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Perpendicular insertion 1～1.5 cun. Moxibustion with moxa cone 3 to 5 times, moxibustion with moxa stick for 10 to 15 minutes.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Fortify legs and feet, calm fright, clear heat.

  • Classical: Fullness in chest and hypochondrium, headache, chills and fever, skin pain, atrophy and Bi-syndrome, epilepsy, dog bites.
  • Modern: lower limb paralysis, peroneal nerve palsy, stiffness and pain in neck.

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