GB-41, Zú Lín Qì, 足临泣, Foot Governor of Tears
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| Categories |
| Shu-Stream Point • Confluent point of Dai Mai • Horary Point • Empirical - waist pain, stop lactation |
| Location |
| In the depression distal to the junction of the 4th and 5th metatarsal bones, on the lateral side of the tendon of m. extensor digitorum longus (branch to little toe). |
| Needling |
| Type: Perpendicular Depth: 1 to 1.5 cun |
| Description: Perpendicular insertion 1 to 1.5 cun, directed towards KD-6. |
| Caution: |
| Notes |
| Energetics 1 |
| Spreads Liver qi Benefits the chest, lateral costal region and breasts Clears the head and benefits the eyes Transforms phlegm and dissipates nodules[36] • Stop lactation GB41+GB37[42] |
| Energetics 2 |
| Lateral costal region pain, chest fullness with inability to catch the breath, rebellious qi with dyspnoea, chest Bi, pain of the supraclavicular fossa, inversion counterflow of the four limbs, scrofula, swelling of the axilla, enuresis, malaria. One-sided headache, head wind, dizziness, occiputal or vertex pain, pain of the outer canthus, eye inflammation, deafness and tinnitus, propensity to gnaw the tongue and cheek, swelling of the submandibular region and cheek, swelling of SJ-16, toothache.[36] |
| Energetics 3 |
| Distention and pain of the breast, breast abscess, menstrual disorders, inhibited menstruation. Pain of the hip, pain of the lower leg, fixed painful obstruction, wandering pain, swelling and pain of the feet, pain and contraction of the toes, swelling and pain of the dorsum of the feet, all disorders of the feet.[36] |
| Energetics 4 |
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| Energetics 6 |
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