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Channel: ST, Foot Yáng Brightness (yáng míng) Stomach Channel

Modern location: An acupoint located on the anterior aspect of the lower leg, 8 cùn inferior to ST-35 (dú bí), slightly lateral to the crest of the tibia.

Classic location: Two cùn below Upper Great Hollow (ST-37), located with the foot raised. (Yī Zōng Jīn Jiàn)

Local anatomy: See ST-36.

Action: Soothes the sinews and quickens the network vessels; warms the channels and disperses cold.

Modern indications: Stomach pain; wilting-impediment (wěi bì) of the lower limbs; shoulder pain; leg cramps; swelling of the dorsum of the foot; leg qì (jiǎo qì, beriberi).

Classic indications: Pain in the lower leg; pain in the stomach duct; dysentery; painful pharynx; swelling of the knee and thigh; cold pain and swelling.

Needle stimulus: Needling: 0.5‒1.0 cùn perpendicular insertion. Moxa: 3‒5 cones; pole 5‒20 min.

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