Extra point.

bubble_chart Etymology

"Ba" (八), eight; "feng" (風), wind. This acupoint consists of eight locations and was originally used to treat weakness of the feet and wind-related disorders, hence the name "Bafeng" (eight winds).

bubble_chart Location

Bafeng (EX-LE10) acupoint
(adapted from "Meridians and Acupoints")

On the dorsum of foot, between 1st to 5th toes, at the junction of red and white skin posterior to web margins. There are four points on each foot, totaling eight points.

bubble_chart Anatomy

• Muscles: interosseous muscles.
• Vessels: dorsal digital arteries and veins.
• Nerve: superficial and deep peroneal nerves.

bubble_chart Manipulation

Insert obliquely upward 0.5~0.8 cun. Alternatively, prick with a three-edged needle to induce bleeding.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Beriberi, redness and swelling of instep, malaria, poisonous snake bite, cyanosis of toes, peripheral neuritis.

bubble_chart Combinations

• Beriberi: Bafeng (EX-LE10), Qiduan (EX-LE12).
• Polyradiculitis (lower limbs): Bafeng (EX-LE10), Kunlun (BL60), Taixi (KI3), Yanglingquan (GB34) through Yinlingquan (SP9), Zusanli (ST36), spleen, Shenshu (BL23).

bubble_chart Notes

This point was mentioned in Suwen-Cinue but without a name. It was later named "Bafeng" in Qixiao Liangfang (Effective Formulas from Generations of Physicians).