Did you know that Sanyinjiao: regulates menstruation, stops bleeding, and promotes qi and menstruation?

The name of Sanyinjiao acupoint means that the qi and blood substances of the three yin meridians of the foot meet at this acupoint. The substances of this point include damp heat provided by the spleen meridian, damp wind provided by the liver meridian, and cold air provided by the kidney meridian. The qi and blood of the three yin meridians meet here, so it is named Sanyinjiao acupoint.

【Acupoint location】

3 inches above the tip of the medial malleolus, in the depression near the posterior edge of the tibia.

Anatomical location

Between the posterior edge of the tibia and the soleus muscle, there is the flexor digitorum longus muscle in the deep layer; there are the great saphenous vein, the posterior tibial artery and vein; there is the medial cutaneous nerve of the lower leg, and the tibial nerve in the deep posterior layer.

【Function and indications】

Weak spleen and stomach, indigestion, abdominal distension and intestinal rumbling, diarrhea, irregular menstruation, metrorrhagia, leucorrhea, amenorrhea, uterine prolapse, dystocia, postpartum blood loss, retained lochia, spermatorrhea, impotence, pain in the middle of the penis, edema, difficulty urinating, enuresis, pain in the knees and feet, athlete's foot, insomnia, eczema, urticaria, and neurodermatitis.

【Health Care】

Moxibustion or massage of this point can treat spermatorrhea, impotence, penile pain, difficulty urinating, testicular retraction, etc. It is one of the most commonly used acupoints for treating male sexual dysfunction. Therefore, regular moxibustion or massage can enhance men's sexual function.