Heyang

2 cun below UB-40 Weizhong, between the medial and lateral heads of the gastrocnemius, along the line connecting UB-40 Weizhong and UB-57 Chengshan. Note: locate UB-57 Chengshan first, then find UB-55 Heyang one-quarter of the way from UB-40 Weizhong to UB-57 Chengshan.

1. 01Insert perpendicularly, 0.7–1 cun.
2. 02Moxibustion may be used.
3. 03Insert perpendicularly, 1–1.5 cun.
4. 04Insert straight in, 1–2 cun.

• ·Activates the channel
• ·Relieves pain
• ·Stops uterine bleeding
• ·Addresses genital pain

• ·Low back pain
• ·Pain and paralysis of the lower limbs
• ·Heaviness and spasms of the knee and calf muscles
• ·A sensation of heat on the inner thigh
• ·Difficulty walking
• ·Genital pain
• ·Rheumatism
• ·Pain in the loins and abdomen
• ·Menorrhagia
• ·Leukorrhea
• ·Pain, heat, and heaviness in the knees
• ·Uterine bleeding
• ·Cold-type Shan disorder