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Extraordinary vessel 奇经

Yang Heel Vessel yáng qiào mài · 阳跷脉

Course. Rises from the outer ankle and runs up the outer leg and body to the outer corner of the eye.

Paired with. Governs the outer side and eye opening 主一身左右之阳

Traditional counterpart to the Yin Heel vessel; BL62 at the outer ankle is its best-known point, and the two vessels are classically paired in discussions of sleep.

起于外踝,沿下肢外侧与身体外侧上行至目外眦。

Governs the outer side and eye opening 主一身左右之阳

与阴跷脉相对。外踝的 BL62(申脉)是其最著名的腧穴;二者在睡眠相关的论述中常成对出现。

Classical theory · descriptive only

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