Shu (wood) point; one of the eight points of the eight meridians, leading to the belt vessel (BV).

[Origin]

Corresponding to Toulinqi (GB15), it mainly treats the diseases of the boss. In order to distinguish it from the point of the same name (Toulinqi (GB15)) in Benjing on the head, Shengji Zonglu is named "foot".

[Location]

Zulinqi (GB41) acupoint
(quoted from "Meridians and Acupoints")

• Lingshu‧Benshu: "﹝Xiaxi (GB43) ﹞The one who goes up an inch and a half sinks in";
• Zhenjiu Jiayi Jing: "In the area between the little finger and the second finger of the foot."

[Anatomy]

• Muscles: Fourth dorsal interosseous muscle, third interosseous plantar muscle.
• Nerve: Fourth metatarsus dorsal nerve.
• Vessel: There is a network of dorsal pedis veins under the skin, and the fourth metatarsus is the dorsal artery and vein.

[Manipulation]

Perpendicular insertion 0.5~1 inch. moxa cone moxibustion 3 to 5 times, moxa stick warm moxibustion for 10 to 15 minutes.

[Efficacy]

Clears the head, sharpens the chest and flanks, dispelling wind, and purging fire.

• Classical: headache, dizziness, blurred vision, body numbness, Hanre, chest and hypochondrium fullness, wheezing, heart pain, breast swelling, armpit swelling, scrofula, waist Pain in the abdomen and knees, apoplexy of the hands and feet, constant pain and numbness, spasm, stretched muscles, leg pain, swollen eyes, toothache, deafness, pharyngeal swelling, swelling of the nape and cheeks, itching, menstrual irregularities.
• Modern: Conjunctivitis, mastitis, mammary gland hyperplasia, cervical lymph node disease, and galactoplasty.

[Recipe]

• Lower abdominal fat: Zulinqi (GB41), Neiting (ST44).
• Pain in the middle of the patella and inability to walk, pain on the outer skin of the foot: Sanyinjiao (SP6), Zulinqi (GB41).
• menstruation disadvantage: Zhongji (CV3), Sanyinjiao (SP6), Zulinqi (GB41).
• headache: Fengchi (GB20), Fenglong (ST40), Zulinqi (GB41).
• terminating lactation: Guangming (GB37), Zulinqi (GB41).