穴义

八，基数词八；风，风寒之风，致病因素之一。
一名八穴，在足五趾之趾间缝纹头处。故名八风。

Meaning

Ba, number eight; feng, wind, a kind of the pathogenic factors.
Eight points are called by one name, they are located at the webs between toes on the dorsum of foot. Eight points in a group are included, so it was called "Bafeng".

定位

在两足背侧，第一至五趾间，趾蹼缘后方赤白肉际处。一足四穴，左右共八穴。

Location

On the dorsum of foot, proximal to the margins of the webs between all five toes, at the junction of the red and white skin. One foot has four points, both feet have a total of eight points.

主治

1. 脚气，趾痛
2. 毒蛇咬伤，足跗肿痛

Indication

1. beriberi, toe pain.
2. snake-bite, swelling and pain of the dorsum of the foot.

针法

斜刺0.5-0.8寸或点刺出血

Method

oblique insertion 0.5-0.8 cun; or prick to cause bleeding.