Fenglong point is the collateral point of foot Yangming stomach meridian, which has the functions of dredging meridians, resolving phlegm and relieving asthma, clearing away heat and clearing fu-organs, strengthening spleen and regulating stomach. It is an important point for treating phlegm disease, and both tangible and intangible phlegm can be treated, so it is called "the first point for removing phlegm". Diarrhea is the most commonly used method in clinic.

The exact location of Fenglong point is shown in the following figure:

Located 8 inches above the lateral ankle of the foot (about the midpoint of the line between the lateral knee eye and the tip of the lateral ankle).

The functions of Fenglong point are as follows:

1. Points of eliminating phlegm. It can be used to treat various diseases caused by phlegm, whether tangible or intangible, and it is effective in nourishing the lungs, so it is called "the first point for removing phlegm".

Fenglong is the collateral point of the stomach meridian of Foot Yangming, which belongs to the stomach winding the spleen, and the spleen governs the transport and transformation. Spleen deficiency leads to wet water and easy accumulation of phlegm. Hong long is the first choice for all phlegm diseases.

2. It has the effect of strengthening the spleen and stomach. Fenglong point is the collateral point of the stomach meridian of Foot Yangming, so it has the function of connecting the spleen and stomach meridians, so it has a good therapeutic effect on the same diseases of the spleen and stomach meridians. Can be used for treating stomachache, abdominal distension, vomiting, hiccup, bowel sounds, constipation (with satisfactory laxative effect) and dyspepsia.

3. It is the key point to treat hyperlipidemia. Hyperlipidemia belongs to phlegm and blood stasis block in traditional Chinese medicine, which leads to abnormal blood circulation due to phlegm blocking collaterals. Spleen and stomach are the source of phlegm, and flourishing is the collateral point of the stomach, which opens the spleen. Acupuncture can regulate the spleen and stomach and prevent endogenous phlegm, so it can treat this disease. When recuperating, you can find blood stasis and collaterals here, and you can also use acupuncture and massage with filiform needles.

4. It can treat lower limb diseases. According to the principle of "treating flaccidity only by taking Yangming", local acupoint selection is used to treat local lesions, and it is also commonly used for flaccidity and arthritis of lower limbs.

5. Fenglong point has a wide range of indications, and is also commonly used for edema, plum blossom, facial paralysis, trigeminal carbuncle pain, insomnia, hypertension, cervical spondylosis, scapulohumeral periarthritis, stroke, gall tumor and other diseases.

Compatibility of Fenglong point

(1) Fenglong combined with Sanyinjiao and Zhongwan to treat hyperlipidemia.

(2) Fenglong and Taichong treat plum nuclear gas.

(3) Fenglong plus Quchi to treat hypertension.

(4) Fenglong combined with bone to treat hemifacial spasm.

(5) Fenglong combined with Shu Fei, Zhongshan, Akazawa and Tiantu to treat bronchial asthma.

(6) Red Dragon cooperated with Baihui and Fengchi points to treat headache and dizziness.

(7) Fenglong and Yinling spring water treat edema.

(8) Red Dragon cooperates with Baihui, Shenmen and Zhongwan to treat epilepsy.

(9) The Red Dragon is equipped with Shenmen, Taichong, Chongyang and Renzhong to treat mania.

Taboos at Fenglong point:

Hong-long mainly treats stomach diseases and phlegm syndrome by descending adverse flow. Because stomach diseases are mostly empirical, stomach diseases should be clear and phlegm diseases should be removed, so this acupoint should be diarrhea, not tonic, and attention should be paid to acupuncture or massage.