NAME
DANNANGXUE
LOCATION
Between i and 2 cun distal to GB-34 Yanglingquan on the right leg.
Note: The exact location of this point is determined by careful palpation to identify the point of maximum tenderness.
NEEDLING
Perpendicular insertion 1 to 1.5 cun.
Straight insertion, 1 to 2 cun, causing distention and soreness extending downward.
Puncture perpendicularly 0.8 to 1.2.cun.
COMMAND FUNCTIONS
ACTIONS
Clears Heat
Drains Damp
INDICATIONS
Acute and chronic cholecystitis
Acute and chronic cholelithiasis
Disease of the bile duct
Lower extremity pain and weakness
Muscular atrophy and numbness of the lower extremity
Biliary ascariasis
Distention and pain of the lateral costal region
Paralysis and numbness of the lower limb
Biliary colic
Hypochondriac pain
COMBINATIONS
GB-34 Yanglingquan LIV-14 Qimen ST-19 (right) Burong REN-12 Zhongwan LI-4 Hegu LIV-3 Taichong | PC-6 Neiguan GB-40 Qiuxu | |
Acute pain of cholelithiasis | Cholecystitis |
CONTRAINDICATIONS
NOTES
This point is famous for its treatment of both acute and chronic cholecystitis and cholelithiasis. It one of the few points that only exist on one side of the body.