2.3.5.1 Heding (EX- LE 2) Location. This acupoint is located on the knee and in the depression of the midpoint of the superior patellar bor-der (see Fig. 106). Indications: Knee pain, weakness of the foot and leg, and paralysis. 2.3.5.2 Xiyan (EX- LE 4,5) Location. This acupoint is located in the two depres-sions medial and lateral to the patellar ligament when the knee is flexed. These two acupoints are also called medial Xiyan (EX-LE 4) and lateral Xiyan (EX-LE 5 ) respec-tively (see Fig. 106). Indications£º Knee pain, heaviness and pain of the leg and beriberi. 2.3.5.3 Dannang (EX- LE 6) Location£º This acupoint is located superior and lateral to the shank in the depression 2 cun directly below the small head of the fibia (see Fig. 106). Indications: Acute and chronic cholecystitis, choleli-thiasis, biliary ascariasis and flaccidity and obstruction syndromes of the lower limbs. 2.3.5.4 Lanwei (EX- LE 7) Location: This acupoint is located anterior and supe-rior to the shank, 5 cun below Dubi (ST 35) and one fin-ger breadth lateral to the anterior border of the tibia (see Fig. 106). Indications£ºAcute and chronic cholecystitis, dyspep-sia and paralysis of lower limbs. 2.3.5.5 Bafeng (EX- LE 10) Location: This acupoint is located on the dorsum of foot, in the depressions on the webs between toes, proxi-mal to the margins of the webs, four acupoints on each foot (see Fig. 107). Indications.. Beriberi, pain of toe, swelling and pain of foot due to snake bite. 2.3.5.6 Qiduan (EX- LE 12) Location: This acupoint is located on the tip of ten toes and O. 1 cun lateral to the toe nail (see Fig. 107). Indications: Numbness of toes, redness, swelling and pain of dorsum of foot and emergent treament of a-poplexy.
