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Wai Qiu: TCM Acupoint Guide

WAIQIU
By the TCMHH editorial team Not medically reviewed How we work Updated 6 Oct 2026
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Name

Wai Qiu (Waiqiu)

Location

On the lateral aspect of the lower leg, 7 cun superior to the prominence of the lateral malleolus, at the anterior border of the fibula. Note: the distance between the tip of the lateral malleolus and the popliteal crease is 16 cun; locate this point 1 cun distal to the midpoint of this line.

Needling

  • Perpendicular insertion, 1 to 1.5 cun.
  • Puncture perpendicularly, 0.5 to 0.8 cun.
  • Moxibustion is applicable.

Command Functions

  • Xi-cleft point

Actions

  • Activates the channel
  • Alleviates pain
  • Clears heat
  • Detoxifies poison
  • Calms muscle spasms

Indications

  • Distention of the chest and lateral costal region
  • Pigeon chest in children
  • Headache
  • Mania
  • Abdominal pain
  • Rabies
  • Pain in the thigh
  • Paralysis of the lower limb
  • Spasm of the ankle or calf
  • Fever after chills
  • Venereal disease in infants
  • Pain of the skin
  • Bi and wei syndromes of the lower limb
  • Cold-damp leg qi
  • Cold sensation, stiffness and pain of the nape and neck
  • Aversion to wind-cold
  • Seizures
  • Hepatitis
  • Muscular tetany
  • Infantile kyphosis
  • Jaundice
  • Chest and hypochondriac fullness and pain
  • Abdominal pain

Notes

This point is primarily used for skin pain and bi syndrome. For rabies, quickly moxa this point three times and then moxa the bitten area.

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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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