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Categories

Entry point • Jin-Well point • Ghost point • Empirical - stop bleeding

Location

On dorsal and medial side of the big toe nail • At the junction of lines drawn along the medial border of the nail and the base of the nail • Aproximately 0.1 cun from the nail corner

Needling

Type: Perpendicular, Oblique    Depth:  0.1 to 0.2 cun, Prick to bleed

Description: Perpendicular or oblique insertion directed proximally 0.1 to 0.2 cun or prick to bleed

Caution:

Notes

Energetics 1

STOP BLEEDING - No matter where or why. Especially bleeding at the lower parts of the body.

Energetics 2

GHOST POINT - depression, mania. Direct Moxibustion at SP1 helps calm the Shen and is particularly noted for insomnia with excessive dreaming, sleep talking, or nightmares.

Energetics 3

JING-Well POINT - loss of consciousness; fullness below the heart

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