Ponto Xi-FendaEncontro Bexiga-Yang Wei MaiSafeMembro Inferior
Depth
00.3–0.5 cun3.0
Perpendicular insertion
Precautions
No standard contraindications.
📍 Location (classical)
On the lateral aspect of the foot, directly anterior and inferior to BL-62, in the depression posterior to the tuberosity of the fifth metatarsal.
🧭 How to find it (practical)
Seated with the foot supported or in dorsal decubitus, locate the point 0.5 cun anterior and inferior to Shen Mai (BL-62), in the depression of the inferior margin of the cuboid bone.
🔬 Anatomy
Tendon of the peroneus brevis muscle, abductor digiti minimi. Innervated by the lateral dorsal cutaneous nerve.
💉 Needling
Perpendicular insertion, 0.3–0.5 cun.
📜 Etymology
Jin (金), gold; Men (门), gate. The starting point of the Yang Wei Mai, the site where Qi and Xue (Blood) are concentrated, with a value equivalent to gold.
