Atlas of Acupuncture

6.5 Extra Points: Lower Extremities (EX-LE)

Location

Midway between ➞G.B.-30(huantiao) and ➞Du-2(yaoshu).

How to find

First, locate ➞G.B.-30: divide the distance between the promi-

nence of the greater trochanter and the sacral hiatus into thirds

(➞3.4.4) and locate ➞G.B.-30a third of the distance from the

greater trochanter. Then locate ➞Du-2directly below the sacral

hiatus. Next, locate Ex-LE(huanzhong) midway between these

two points.

Needling

Vertically 2–2.5 cun

Actions/Indications

● Sciatica, urinary tract infection, haemorrhoids, paralysis of

the lower extremities

Special features

● This point is not part of the WHO classification of extra points.

Circle Centre HUANZHONG Ex-LE

2/3

1/3

Sacral

hiatus

Highest prominence of

the greater trochanter

G.B.-30

1/2

1/2

Ex-LE (huanzhong)

Du-2

2/3

1/3

Sacral

hiatus

G.B.-30

Sacral hiatus

Fingers on the

1st to 4th sacral

foramina

Du-2

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