LOCATION
This point lies 7 cun above the tip of the external mallelous, on the anterior border of the fibula.
Features
Xi/cleft point.
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
Anterior tibial artery and vein muscular branches, superficial peroneal nerve.
Indication
Acute headache,breast pain,sciatic nerve pain (GB 35/GB 36) Stiff neck and neck pain,chest and hypochondrium pain,dog bite infection,flaccidity of the lower limbs,epilepsy disease,childCV turtle chest. Mentioned in the Bronze Man for treating rabies w/rage, fever, convulsions – moxa 3 cones after bite.Acute cholecystitis.Acute painful skin conditions.
Combinations
Lower limb paralysis:GB 36 & GB 30 & ST 32 & GB 34 & GB 35.
Peroneal nerve palsy:GB 36 & EX-LE15 & ST 36 & ST 38 & GB 34.
Epilepsy:1.GB 36 & EX-B9 & PC 05 & ST 40 & GV 20.
穴位
在小腿外側,當外踝尖上7寸,腓骨前緣,平陽交。
特點
郄穴。
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
脛前動、靜脈肌支,腓淺神經。
適應症
急性頭痛、乳腺痛、坐骨神 經痛都可以揉陽交穴或外丘穴。 頸項強痛,胸脅痛,瘋犬傷毒不出,下肢痿痹,癲疾,小兒龜胸等。
穴位配伍療法
下肢痿、痹、癱:1.外丘 2.環跳 3.伏兔 4.陽陵泉 5.陽交
腓總神經麻痹:1.外丘 2.陵後 3.足三里 4.條口 5.陽陵泉
癲癇:1.外丘 2.腰奇 3.間使 4.豐隆 5.百會