Atlas of Acupuncture

6.5 Extra Points: Lower Extremities (EX-LE)

Location

On the plantar aspect of the foot, between the 2nd and 3rd

metatarsal bones, opposite ➞ST-44(neiting).

How to find

Locate the space between the 2nd and 3rd toes on the plantar

aspect of the foot. The extra point lineitinglies opposite ➞ST-44

(on the dorsal aspect of the foot, proximal to the margin of the

web between the 2nd and 3rd toe).

Needling

0.2–0.3 cun vertically towards ➞ST-44. Caution: Painful point.

Actions/Indications

● Acute epigastric pain, local pain, epilepsy, restlessness

Special features

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

Plantar Inner Space LINEITING Ex-LE

EX-LElineiting

ST-44

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