築賓 : Zhibin : Guest House

Location Guides:

Classifications:

Xi-Cleft point of the Yin Wei Mai
Trigger point (Travell & Simons, 1998, Trigger Point Manual)

Location:

On the medial aspect of the lower leg, 5 cun superior to Taixi Kid-3, on the line drawn between Taixi Kid-3 and Yingu Kid-10, about 1 cun posterior to the medial border of the tibia.

Needling:

Perpendicular insertion 1 - 1.5 cun

Classical Needling:

"The Shaoyin usually has little Blood and much Qi" (Su Wen 素問 ch. 24) implying this channel should normally be needled.
"The foot Shaoyin is to be pierced 2 fen deep and remain inserted for three exhalations" (Ling Shu 靈樞 ch. 12).
"It is needled to a depth of three fen and moxaed with five cones" (Huangfu Mi 皇甫謐, 3rd Century, Zhenjiu Jiayi Jing 針灸甲乙經).

TCM Actions:

Clears the Heart and transforms Phlegm
Regulates Qi and alleviates pain

TCM Indications:

• Madness, mania, Mania-Withdrawal (癲狂, Dian Kuang) disorder, raving, fury and cursing, vomiting of foamy (watery) saliva, tongue thrusting, goitre.
  
• Shan (疝) Disorder, umbilical Shan (疝) Disorder in infants.
  
• Pain of the medial aspect of the leg, contraction of the calf muscle, weakness of the legs.

Neuroanatomy:

Superficial Innervation: Saphenous nerve (L3 - L4)

Dermatome Segment: L4

Deeper Structures: Tibial nerve (L5 - S2)

Trigger Point Associations:

Muscle:
Soleus and flexor hallucis longus

Location Notes:
Soleus is slightly posterior, like a medial Feiyang Bl-58

Pain Referral Pattern:

Soleus: To heel
Flexor hallucis longus: To big toe

Indications:
Tenderness in the heel (soleus) ; Strain of toe flexors (flexor hallucis longus)

Martial Applications & Effects of Injury:

Striking causes immense pain, great Qi drainage and long term mental problems. If struck hard enough it can cause knock out (Montaigue, Dim Mak Locations, Taijiworld.com).

Major Combinations:

• Dian Kuang (Madness) with vomiting:
    Zhubin Kid-9 with Yanggu SI-5, Houding Du-19, Qiangjian Du-18, Naohu Du-17, Luoque Bl-8 and Yizhen Bl-9
    (Sun Simiao, 孫思邈, 625: Bei Ji Qian Jin Yao Fang, 備急千金要方, Essential Prescriptions Worth A Thousand Gold).
  
  
• Dian Kuang (Mania) with raving, fury and cursing:
    Zhubin Kid-9 with Juque Ren-14
    (Sun Simiao, 孫思邈, 625: Bei Ji Qian Jin Yao Fang, 備急千金要方, Essential Prescriptions Worth A Thousand Gold).
  
  
• Vomiting of foamy, watery saliva:
    Zhubin Kid-9 with Shaohai He-3
    (Wang Zhizhong, 王執中, 1220: Zhen Jiu Zi Sheng Jing, 針灸資生經, Classic of Supporting Life with Acupuncture and Moxibustion).
  
  
• Tongue thrusting:
    Zhubin Kid-9 with Taiyi St-23
    (Wang Zhizhong, 王執中, 1220: Zhen Jiu Zi Sheng Jing, 針灸資生經, Classic of Supporting Life with Acupuncture and Moxibustion).

Notes:

The name of this point (Guest House), its function of calming the mind and its position on the Yin Wei Mai suggest its main usage may be for difficulties in dealing with people.

Reference Notes:

Basic information on location, needle depth, TCM actions, indications and combinations is taken from Deadman et al (2001): A Manual of Acupuncture with additional anatomical information researched by reference to Gray's Anatomy (38th Ed., 1995) unless otherwise referenced. Images were found on acupunctureschoolonline.com and can be traced back to Claudia Focks (2008) Atlas of Acupuncture originally. I cannot claim any credit or rights over them. Other sources should be quoted in the text.

For some of the more unusual terms I have created a glossary here