K9 Zhubin ( XiCleft Point of the Yinwei Meridian , R9 )

Location 5 cun directly above K3 at the lower end of the belly of m . gastrocnemius , on the line drawn from K3 to K10

Indications Mental disorders , pain in the foot and lower leg , hernia .

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

Vasculature Deeper , the posterior tibial artery and vein .

Innervation The medial sural and medial crural cutaneous nerves ; deeper , the tibial nerve .