Sp3 Taibai ( ShuStream and Yuan Primary Point , Rp 3 )

Location Proximal and inferior to the head of the first metatarsal bone , at the junction of the red and white skin

Indications Gastric pain , abdominal distension , constipation , dysentery , vomiting , diarrhea , borborygus , sluggishness , beriberi

Method Puncture perpendicularly - 0 . 3 - 0 . 5 inch . Moxibustion is applicable

Vasculature The dorsal venous network of the foot , the medial plantar artery and the branches of the medial tarsal artery .

Innervation The branches of the saphenous nerve and superficial peroneal nerve .