Yangjiao acupoint, the name of the meridian acupoint. From the acupuncture and moxibustion Classics A and B, it means that the ascending heaven yang qi of the gallbladder meridian absorbs heat meets here. The substance of this acupoint is the damp and hot air transmitted from the outer hill acupoint. After reaching this acupoint, this qi absorbs heat, swells and disperses to the heavenly part of the sky, becoming yang qi. It intersects with the yang qi that spreads through the Feiyang acupoint of the bladder and disperses to the heavenly part of the sky, hence the name.
【 Guijing Positioning 】Gui Jing: Belongs to the Foot Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian.
Positioning: Located on the outer side of the calf, 7 inches above the tip of the lateral malleolus, at the posterior edge of the fibula.
Effect: Relieve muscles and activate collaterals, calm the wind and relieve spasms, regulate qi and reduce swelling.
Indications: Mental disorders such as convulsions, chills, and epilepsy, as well as chest and rib pain. Lower limb paralysis and numbness.
Acupoint compatibility
1. Treating numbness in the legs and feet with the combination of Yangfu acupoint, Juegu acupoint, and Xingjian acupoint.
2. Using Zusanli acupoint, Yinlingquan acupoint, Sanyinjiao acupoint, Xuehai acupoint, and Liangqiu acupoint to treat knee swelling and pain, as well as leg cold pain.
3. Treating palpitations and palpitations through the use of Xiexi acupoint.
4. Treat chest fullness with the use of the weeping acupoint.
5. Treat facial swelling with Fenglong acupoint and Chengjiang acupoint.
6. Paired with Tai Chong, it has the effect of soothing the liver and regulating qi, and is mainly used for treating chest and rib pain.
7. Cooperate with Gu acupoint and Yongquan acupoint to treat the speechless.
8. Treating palpitations and palpitations through the use of Xiexi acupoint.
9. Equipped with Four Divine Congs, Daling, Neiguan, Shuigou, Shenmen, and Xinyu, to treat madness.
Modern use of Yangjiao acupoint to treat pleurisy, pharyngitis, sciatica, mental illness, knee and ankle swelling, athlete's foot, convulsions, cholecystitis, intercostal neuralgia, gastrocnemius muscle spasm, superficial peroneal nerve pain or paralysis, epilepsy, etc.
