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BL-62

申脉

Shēn Mài

Shenmai

Location · 定位

足外侧部，外踝直下方凹陷中

On the lateral side of the foot, in the depression directly below the lateral malleolus

Needling

直刺 0.3–0.5 寸

可灸

Special Categories

八脉交会穴（通阳跷脉）

Actions · 功效

opens the Yang Qiao Mai
calms the spirit and quiets the will
relaxes the sinews and frees the connecting vessels

Indications · 主治

头痛、眩晕headache, dizziness
失眠（阳跷脉病）insomnia (Yang Qiao Mai disorders)
癫狂痫mania, withdrawal, epilepsy
腰腿痛、足踝痛lumbar and leg pain, ankle pain

Editor-reviewed· 2026-04-16

Footnotes · 引用

[1]Deadman, Manual of Acupuncture 2nd ed.

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@misc{bencaodian-shen-mai,
  author       = {{Bencaodian Editorial}},
  title        = {Shēn Mài 申脉 (Shenmai) — BL-62},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {Bencao Dian: A Bilingual Knowledge Graph of Traditional Chinese Medicine},
  url          = {https://bencaodian.org/en/acupoints/shen-mai},
  urldate      = {2026-04-16},
  note         = {CC BY-SA 4.0}
}

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