ACUPUNCTURE
Ba Feng: TCM Acupoint Guide
BAFENG
Name
Ba Feng (Bafeng)
Location
On the dorsum of the foot, in the depression on the web between each toe, proximal to the margin of the web, at the junction of the red and white skin. Four points on each foot.
Needling
- Puncture obliquely, 0.5 to 0.8 cun.
- Oblique insertion directed proximally, 0.5 to 1 cun.
- Slanted insertion, 0.5 to 1.5 cun. Sensation: local distention and soreness and a numb sensation possibly extending to the tips of the toes.
- Moxibustion is applicable.
Actions
- Clears heat
- Dissipates swelling
- Relaxes the sinews
- Expels wind-damp
- Invigorates the blood
Indications
- Malarial disorders
- Peripheral neuritis
- Snake bite
- Headache
- Toothache
- Stomach ache
- Lower leg swelling and lack of circulation
- Gangrene of the lower leg and foot
- Leg qi
- Redness, pain and swelling of the dorsum of the foot
- Foot and toe disorders
- Arthritis of the leg and foot
- Paralysis of the leg and foot
- Numbness of the leg and foot
- Muscular spasms of the leg and foot
- Joint problems of the leg and foot
- Beriberi
- Toe pain
- Swelling of the dorsum of the foot
- Irregular menstruation
- Chronic atrophy (wei) syndrome of the feet
Notes
These eight points include LIV-2 Xingjian, ST-44 Neiting and GB-43 Xiaxi.
Sources and further reading
We cite classical materia medica and modern reference works. This article is health education, not medical advice.
- Shennong Bencao Jing (The Divine Farmer's Materia Medica), Han dynasty.
- Bencao Gangmu (Compendium of Materia Medica), Li Shizhen, 1578.
- Chinese Pharmacopoeia, current edition — identity, quality and safety monographs.
- NCCIH and WHO reference material on traditional medicine safety.
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