LOCATION
On the posterior aspect of lower leg, 5 cun below Weizhong (BL 40), on the line connecting weizhong (BL 40) and Chengshan (BL 57), in the centre of the belly of gastrocnemius muscle.
Features
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Body Inches (cun)
Each person has his/her own personal body inches.
One cun is equal to the width of the Knuckle of the thumb.
Nerves, vascular
Medial sural cutaneous nerve, tibial nerve, small saphenous vein, posterior tibial artery and vein.
Indication
Acute lumbar sprain,gastrocnemius muscle spasm or paralysis; prolapse of the anus,hemorrhoids,constipation。
Combinations
Flaccidity of the lower limbs:BL 56 & GB 34 & ST 36.
Constipation,difficulty in urination:BL 56 & SP 02 & LR 01.
穴位
在小腿後面,當委中與承山的連線上,腓腸肌肌腹中央,委中下5寸。
特點
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同身寸
針灸取穴比量法。出自《千金要方》。
是指以患者本人體表的某些部位折定分寸,
作为量取穴位的長度單位。
穴區神經血管
腓腸內側皮神經,脛神經,小隱靜脈,脛後動、靜脈。
適應症
急性腰扭傷,腓腸肌痙攣或麻痺; 脫肛,痔瘡,便秘。
穴位配伍療法
下肢痿痺:1.承筋 2.陽陵泉 3.足三里
大小便難:1.承筋 2.大都 3.大敦