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bubble_chart Etymology

This acupoint is used for both diagnosing and treating gallbladder diseases, hence the name "Dannang" (gallbladder).

bubble_chart Location

Dannang (EX-LE6) acupoint
(adapted from "Meridians and Acupoints")

On the upper lateral side of lower leg, 2 cun directly below the depression anterior and inferior to the head of fibula (Yanglingquan (GB34)).

bubble_chart Anatomy

• Muscles: peroneus longus and extensor digitorum longus muscles.
• Vessels: branches of anterior tibial artery and vein.
• Nerve: lateral sural cutaneous nerve and superficial peroneal nerve.

bubble_chart Manipulation

Perpendicular insertion 1 to 2 cun.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Acute and chronic cholecystitis, cholelithiasis, biliary ascariasis, biliary colic, antral gastritis, limb weakness and numbness, pain in chest and hypochondrium.

bubble_chart Combinations

• Acute cholecystitis: Dannang (EX-LE6) point, Qiuxu (GB40), Zhangmen (LR13).
• Biliary ascariasis: Dannang (EX-LE6) point, Yangling, Yanggang, Taichong (LR3), Ganshu (BL18), Danshu (BL19), Riming, Neiguan (PC6), Zhongwan (CV12).