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Acupuncture Point Detail

GB 40 Quixu

Location :

Anterior and inferior to the external malleolus, in the depression on the lateral side of the tendon of m. extensor digitorum longus.

Indications :

Pain in the lower extremities, pain in the ankle joint, throacalgia. Pain in the neck, swelling in the axillary region, pain in the hypochondriac region, vomiting, acid regurgitation, muscular atrophy of the lower limbs, malaria, pain and swelling of the external malleolus.

Method of puncturing :

Promotes the smooth flow of Liver Qi.

It is a Xi-Cleft point.

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Perpendicularly 0.5-1.0 inch.