Sp6 Sanyinjiao ( Rp 6 )

Location 3 cun directly above the tip of the medial malleolus , on the posterior border of the medial aspect of the tibia

Indications Abdominal pain , borborygmus , abdominal distension , diarrhea , dysmenorrhea , irregular menstruation , uterine bleeding , morbid leucorrhoea , prolapse of the uterus , sterility , delayed labor , nocturnal emission , impotence , enuresis , dysuria , edema , hernia , pain in the external genitalia , Muscular atrophy , motor impairment , paralysis and pain of the lower extremities , headache , dizziness and vertigo , insomnia .

Method Puncture perpendicularly - 0 . 5 - - 1 . 0 inch . Moxibustion is applicable . Acupuncture on this point is contraindicated in pregnant women

Vasculature The great saphenous vein , the posterior tibial artery and vein .

Innervation Superficially , the medial crural cutaneous nerve deeper , in the posterior aspect , the tibial nerve .