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

bubble_chart Etymology

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 taiyang bladder meridian (BL), the seventh to last acupoint, and its distribution is like an inverted "gin" constellation.

bubble_chart Location

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

On the outside of the foot, behind and below the lateral malleolus, 2 cun straight below Kunlun (BL60), at the red and white flesh border on the outside of the heel.

• 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 cun straight down, next to the heel. ”

bubble_chart Anatomy

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

bubble_chart Manipulation

Perpendicular insertion 0.3～0.5 cun. Moxibustion with moxa cone 3 to 5 times, moxibustion with moxa stick for 10 to 15 minutes.

bubble_chart 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.

bubble_chart Combinations

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