well point.

[Origin]

Li, shoe (shoe), refers to the foot; Dui, Tongrui, means the tip. The acupoint is at the front of the toe, hence the name.

[Location]

Lidui (ST45) acupoint
(quoted from "Meridians and Acupoints")

• Zhenjiu Jiayi Jing : "Remove the nail angle like a leek leaf";
• Zhenfang Liuji: "On the outside of the end of the second finger of the big finger, remove the nail angle toward the middle finger like a leek leaf." That is the foot number. 1-minute depression behind the lateral corner of the nail gallery of toe 2.

[Anatomy]

• Nerve: dorsal digital nerve of superficial peroneal nerve.
• Blood vessels: The arterial network formed by the dorsal digital arteries.

[Manipulation]

Perpendicular insertion or upward oblique insertion for 2 to 3 minutes, bleeding from pricking. moxa cone moxibustion 1 ~ 3 strong, moxibustion with moxa stick 3 ~ 5 minutes.

[Efficacy]

Su Jue, clears stomach heat.

• Classical: swollen face, crooked mouth, stuttering, breathlessness, toothache, pharyngitis, dreaminess, abdominal distension and fullness, fever, fainting, nosebleed, dizziness, cold feet, Unable to lie down, chills, nightmares, restlessness, sleepiness, and madness.
• Modern: neurasthenia, tonsillitis, hysteria.

[Recipe]

• Unfavorable nasal discharge and yellow discharge: Lidui (ST45), Jinggu (BL64), Qiangu (SI2).
• Don't lie down with shin cold: Lidui (ST45), Tiaokou (ST38), Sanyinjiao (SP6).
• Malaria does not like food and aversion to cold: Lidui (ST45), Neiting (ST44).
• Ximei: Lidui (ST45), Yinbai (SP1).