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.

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