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Fig. 2-36 Acupoints on urinary bladder meridian on foot
1-Kunlun (BL 60) 2-Pucan (BL 61) 3-Shenmai (BL 62) 4-Jinmen (BL 63) 5-Jinggu (BL 64) 6-Shugu (BL 65) 7-Tonggu (BL 66) 8-Zhiyin (BL 67)
Indications: Headache, stiff neck, pain in back and waist, pain in leg, heel swelling and pain, convulsions in children, epilepsy, prolonged labor, retention of placenta, vertigo, enlarged thyroid gland, nasal bleeding, and shoulder and arm spasms.
(26) Pucan (BL 61):
Location: This is 1.5 cun below
Indications: Heel pain, foot paralysis, swelling and pain in knee joint, beriberi, epilepsy, and psychosis.
(27) Shenmai (BL 62) :
Location: In a depression at the lower border of lateral malleolus (Fig. 2-36).
Indications: Headache, vertigo, sore pain in waist and leg, epilepsy, stroke, meningitis, and beriberi.
(28)
Location: On the lateral border of foot and in a depression above and posterior to the tuberosity of 5th metatarsal bone (Fig. 2-36).
Indications: Epilepsy, convulsions in children, deafness, tinnitus, lumbago, pain of lateral malleolus, frontal headache, and toothache.
(29) Jinggu (BL 64):
Location: On the dorsoplantar boundary below the tuberosity of 5th metatarsal bone (Fig. 2-36).
Indications: Headache, stiff neck, epilepsy, pain in waist and leg, myocarditis, meningitis, blurred vision, pain in knee joint, foot spasms, and nasal bleeding.
(30) Shugu (BL 65):
Location: On the lateral border of foot and in a depression above and posterior to 5th metatarsophalangeal joint (Fig. 2-36).
Indications: Epilepsy, dizziness, headache, eye diseases, fever, deafness, stiff neck, pain in lumbar and hip region, severe calf muscle pain, dysentery, and hemorrhoids.
(31) Tonggu (BL 66) :
Location: On the lateral border of foot and in a depression anterior to and below 5th metatarsophalangeal joint (Fig. 2-36).
Indications: Headache, vertigo, nasal bleeding, stiff neck, congestion of blood in uterus, and psychosis.
(32) Zhiyin (BL 67):
Location: This is O. 1 curt beside the lateral comer of nail of little toe (Fie. 2-36).
Indications: Headache, eye pain, abnormal position of fetus, difficult labor, retention of placenta, nasal obstruction and bleeding, stroke, and emission of sperm.
Fig. 2-37 Tip of medial malleolus acupoint
2) Extra acupoints:
(1) Tip of medial malleolus acupoint (EX-DF 1) :
Location: At the tip of medial malleolus (Fig. 2-37) :
Indications: Toothache of lower jaw, muscle spasms on medial side of foot, aphasia in babies and prolonged discharge of lochia.
(2) Tip of external malleolus acupoint (EX-DF 2) :
Location: At the tip of lateral malleolus (Fig. 2-38).
Fig. 2-38 Tip of lateral malleolus acupoint
Indications: Muscle spasms on the lateral side of foot, toe spasms, toothache, stranguria, inflammation of sublingual soft tissues in children, and beriberi.
Fig. 2-39 Bafeng acupoint
(3) Bafeng acupoints ( EX-DF 3):
Location: They are slightly posterior to the web borders between each of 2 neighboring toes, 8 in all on both feet (Fig. 2-39).
Indications: Redness and swelling of foot dorsum, beriberi, headache, neuralgia of dental nerves, intermittent fever, congestion of blood in lungs, irregular menstruation, malaria, and snake bite.
(4) Hypotensing acupoint (EX-DF 4):
Fig. 2-40 Hypotensing acupoint
Location: On big toe and at the midpoint between Dadun (LR 1) and Taichong (LR 3) (Fig. 2-40).
Indication: Hypertension.
(5) Zhiping acupoints (EX-DF 5) :
Location: They are on the dorsal side of toes and at the dorsal midpoints of each metatarsophalangeal joints, 10 in all on both feet (Fig. 2-41).
Fig. 2-41 Zhiping acupoints
Indications: Sequelae of poliomyelitis and paraplegia.
(6) No. 15 acupoints (EX-DF 6):
Location: These are 2 acupoints on each foot, 5 fen distal to the midpoint of dorsal crease of ankle joint and in the depressions (Fig. 2-42).
Indications: Pain in waist and leg and gastrocnemius muscle spasms.
(7) No. 16 acupoint (EX-DF 7) :
Location: On the medial side of foot and in a depression above the process of navicular bone (Fig. 2-42).
Indications: Hypertension, parotitis, and acute tonsillitis.
Fig. 2-42 No. 15 to No. 26 acupoints on dorsum of foot
(8) No. 17 acupoint (EX-DF 8) :
Location: This is 2.5 cun anterior to the midpoint of dorsal crease of ankle joint (Fig. 2-42).
Indications: Angina pestoris, asthma, and common cold.
(9) No. 18 acupoint (EX-DF 9) :
Location: In a depression anterior and medial to the caput of 1st metatarsal bone (Fig. 2-42).
Indications: Chest pain and distress, and acute waist sprain.
(10) No. 19 acupoint (EX-DF 10):
Location : This is 3 cun posterior to the junction of 2nd and 3rd toes (Fig. 2-42).
Indications: Headache, otitis media, acute and chronic gastroenteritis, and peptic ulcer of stomach and duodenum.
(11) No. 20 acupoint (EX-DF 11):
Location: This is 3 cum posterior to the junction of 3rd and 4th toes (Fig. 2-42).
Indication: Stiff neck.
(12) No. 21 acupoint (EX-DF 12):
Location: This is 5 fen posterior to the junction of 4th and 5th toes (Fig. 2-42).
Indications: Sciatic neuralgia, parotitis, and tonsillitis.
(13) No. 22 acupoint (EX-DF 13) :
Location: This is 1 cun posterior to the junction of 1st and 2nd toes (Fig. 2-42).
Indications: Acute tonsillitis, epidemic parotitis, and hypertension.
(14) No. 23 acupoint (EX-DF 14) :
Location: On the metatarsophalangeal joint medial to the tendon of long extensor muscle of big toe (Fig. 2-42).
Indications: Acute tonsillitis, epidemic parotitis, hypertension, eczema, and urticaria.
(15) No. 24 acupoint (EX-DF 15) :
Location: On the medial side of proximal interphalangeal joint of 2nd toe and on the dorsoplantar boundary (Fig. 2-42).
Indications: Headache and otitis media.
(16) No. 25 acupoint (EX-DF 16) :
Location: On the medial side of proximal interphalangeal joint of 3rd toe and on the dorsoplantar boundary (Fig. 2-42).
Indication: Headache.
(17) No. 26 acupoint (EX-DF 17) :
Location: On the medial side of proximal interphalangeal joint of 4th toe and on the dorsoplantar boundary (Fig. 2-42).
Indications: Headache and hypotension.
(18) No. 27 acupoint (EX-DF 18):
Location: At the midpoint between Taibai (SP 3 ) and Gongsun (SP 4) acupoints (Fig. 2-43).
Indications: Epilepsy, hysteria, and abdominal pain.
Fig. 2-43 No. 27 to No. 29 acupoints on medial side of foot
(19) No. 28 acupoint (EX-DF 19) :
Location: On the medial side of foot and in a depression be-low and posterior to the process of navicular bone (Fig. 2-43).
Indications: Dysmenorrhea, functional uterine bleeding, and adnexitis.
(20) No. 29 acupoint (EX-DF 20) :
Location: This 2 cun directly below the center of medial malleolus (Fig. 2-43).
Indications: Functional uterine bleeding, bronchitis, and asthma.
(21) No. 30 acupoint (EX-DF 21) :
Location: This is 1.5 cun above and behind the lateral malleolus (Fig. 2-44).
Indications: Sciatic neuralgia, lumbago, and headache.
Fig. 2-44 No. 30 acupoint on foot
Notice: These numbered acupoints are located on the dorsum of foot according to the surface anatomy of the foot; the distance between the tips of medial and lateral malleoli and the lower border of medial and lateral sides of foot is divided into 3 cun.
(22) Chongshen acupoint ( EX-DF 22) :
Location: At a point of intersection between a vertical line 5 fen anterior to the medial malleolus and the dorsoplantar boundary (Fig. 2-45).
Indication: Inguinal hernia in children.
Fig. 2-45 Chongshen and Jiegen acupoints
(23) Jiegen acupoint (EX-DF 23) :
Location: On the medial side of foot, 5 fen below a depression underneath the tuberosity of navicular bone (Fig. 2-45).
Indications: Cancer of larynx, nasopharynx, esophagus, stomach, breast, uterus, liver, rectum and lung.
(24) Relaxing acupoint (EX-DF 24) :
Location: On the dorsum of foot, in a depression behind the posterior border of capitula of 2nd and 3rd metatarsal bones, but closer to the former bone (Fig. 2-46).
Fig. 2-46 Extra acupoints on dorsum of foot
1-relaxing 2-Panggu 3-Qingtou 1 4-Qingtou 2 5-Qingtou 3 6-Zuzhongchong.
Indication: Contraction and pain of abdominal muscles during appendectomy.
(25) Panggu acupoint (EX-DF 25) :
Location: On the dorsal side of foot, at the junction between antedorone-fourth and posterior three-fourths of the interosseous space between 3rd and 4th metatarsal bones (Fig. 2-46).
Indication : Sequelae of poliomyelitis.
(26) Qingtou 1 acupoint (EX-DF 26) :
Location: On the dorsomedial border of distal interphalangeal joint of 2nd toe (Fig. 2-46).
Indications: Headache, common cold, neurasthenia, hysteria, acute otitis media, and lymphadenitis of lower jaw.
(27) Qingtou 2 acupoint (EX-DF 27) :
Location: On the dorsomedial border of distal interphalangeal joint of 3rd toe (Fig. 2-46).
Indications: Headache and hypotension.
(28) Qingtou 3 acupoint (EX-DF 28) :
Location: On the dorsomedial border of distal interphalangeal joint of 4th toe (Fig. 2-46).
Indications: Headache and neurasthenia.
(29) Zuzhongchong acupoint (EX-DF 29):
Location: At the tip of 3rd toe (Fig. 2-46).
Indications: Epilepsy, cardiac failure, and headache.
(30) Yejing acupoint (EX-DF 30) :
Location: At the lateral end of distal interphalangeal crease of small toe (Fig. 2-47).
Fig. 2-47 Yejing and Genping acupoints
Indications: Bed-wetting, night blindness, and distension of eye.
(31) Genping acupoint (EX-DF 31) :
Location: At the posterior midpoint of bilateral malleoli and on the tendon of triceps muscle of leg (Fig. 2-47).
Indications: Sequelae of poliomyelitis and foot drop.
3) Holographic points and reflecting areas:
Fig. 2-48 Holographic reflecting areas on foot
1-pelvic cavity 2-reproductive organs and glands 3-muscular and skeletal region
( coccyx to shoulder) 4a-lymphatic immunity of upper body 4b-lymphatic immunity of lower body 5-gallbladder 6-diaphragm 7-chest 8-head 9-immunity region 10-qi-stagnafion zone 11-neck zone 12-abdominal distension 13-reflecting region
of spinal column 14-rectum 15-anus areas.
The biological holographic points have been mentioned be-fore; the holographic reflecting areas are also widely arrayed on the dorsum of foot (Fig. 2-48) and useful in clinical practice.
The holographic reflecting points and areas are a new development in acupuncture, brought about through the clinical experience of modern physicians, just as the application and acemulation of traditional acupoints was the invention and creation of traditional physicians over many centuries. If the acupoints on one side are projected on a map, most acupoints with similar locations and functions can be arranged in an area or a zone, although the acupoints and the projected areas are not completely correspondent. The application of holographic theory to medicine is not a new concept. The idea that there are correspondences between people and the universe, and that the human body is a miniature of the universe was expounded in aneient Chinese philosophy.