DADU

NAME

DADU

LOCATION

On the medial aspect of the big toe, slightly anterior to the metatarsophalangeal joint at the border of the light and dark skin.
On the medial side of the great toe, distal and inferior to the first metatarsal-digital joint, in the depression of the junction of the red and white skin.

NEEDLING

Straight insertion, 0.5 to1 cun.
Puncture perpendicularly 0.1 to 0.3 cun.
Moxibustion id applicable
Oblique inferior insertion 0.3 to 0.5 cun.

COMMAND FUNCTIONS

Ying-Spring point
Fire point
Tonification point
Mother point

ACTIONS

Strengthens the Spleen
Promotes digestion
Clears Heat
Regulates the Spleen
Resolves Dampness
Resolves Damp-Heat
Harmonizes the Middle Jiao

INDICATIONS

Fever
Abdominal distention
Diarrhea
Stomach ache
Edema of the limbs
Apoplectic coma
Sudden swelling of the four limbs
Heaviness of the body with pain of the bones
Oppression of the chest
Agitation when hungry and dizziness when full
Sudden turmoil disorder
Agitation
Insomnia
Heart pain
Febrile disease that does not disperse
Injury by Cold leading to hands and feet counterflow Cold
Visual dizziness
Gastric pain
Constipation
Febrile diseases with anhidrosis
Restlessness with insomnia
Sensation of heaviness of the body with swelling of the extremities
Sensation of fullness and tightness in the chest
Vomiting
Epigastric pain
Poor digestion
Belching
Borborygmus
Lumbar pain with inability to turn
Disorders of the big toe
Heat sensation in the soles of the feet
Joint pain
Nervousness
Vertigo
Pain and swelling of the ankle

COMBINATIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS

According to some sources, moxibustion is forbidden during pregnancy.

NOTES

This point is primarily use to clear Heat, especially at the beginning stage of a febrile disease. This point is good for intellectual energy, and has shown to strengthen mathematical abilities in children by stimulating the brain. It relates to the thymus. This point is not used much in China. French research says this point gets rid of mucus in the Spleen and is good for hemophilia.