Sp5 Shangqiu ( JingRiver Point , Sp 5 )

Location In the depression distal and inferior to the medial malleolus , midway between the tuberosity of the navicular bone and the tip of the medial malleolus

Indications Abdominal distension , constipation , diarrhea , borborygmus , pain and rigidity of the tongue , pain in the Foot and ankle , hemorrhoid .

Method Puncture perpendicularly - 0 . 2 - 0 . 3 inch . Moxibustion is applicable

Vasculature The medial tarsal artery and the great saphenous vein .

Innervation The medial crural cutaneous nerve and the branch of the superficial peroneal nerve .