GB 42
GB 42 Di Wu Hui 地五會
“Five Earth Reunion”
DI earth, ground
WU five
HUI to converge, to meet
Other Names
Location and Needling:
Between the 4th and 5th metatarsal bones, on the medial side of the tendon of the exterior digitorum brevis.
0.5-0.8 cun perpendicular
Contraindications and Cautions
Functions
Gall Bladder,
Clears the LV, drains the GB, brightens the eyes.
Note: was added after original 5 shu points, thus doesn't fit the pattern.
Signs and Symptoms
Clinical Research
Sources
- cheng
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Footnote:
11 Mar 2012 04:47
tsangk
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