G38 Yangfu ( JingRiver Point , VB38 )

Location 4 cun above and slightly anterior to the tip of the external malleolus on the anterior border of the fibula , between m . extensor digitorum longus and m . peronaeus brevis

Indications Migraine , pain of the outer canthus , pain in the axillary region , scrofula , lumbar pain , pain in the chest , hypochondriac region and lateral aspect of the lower extremities , malaria .

Method Puncture perpendicularly - 0 . 5 - 0 . 7 inch . Moxibustion is applicable .

Vasculature The branches of the anterior tibial artery and vein .

Innervation The superficial peroneal nerve .