The correct method of taking the Foot Sanli point for children is to use the opposite hand to measure four horizontal fingers down from the eye of the outer knee.
Children’s foot Sanli acupoint is the same as the adult, that is, outside the knee eye down to touch three inches, generally for the length of the cross and four fingers, outside the knee eye three inches down to touch the anterior edge of the tibia, where there is a bulge, that is, the highest point of the bone and then out a cross finger, this is the foot Sanli.
Located on the lateral side of the lower leg, 3 inches below the calf’s nose and 1 transverse finger outside the anterior ridge of the tibia, the foot Sanli has the effect of tonifying the middle Jiao and benefiting the qi (treating qi deficiency by tonifying the spleen), as well as tonifying the spleen and harmonizing the stomach, and can be used for treating stomach ache, vomiting, gagging and belching, abdominal distension and dysentery.
Acupuncture should be performed by a doctor and should not be done on your own to avoid adverse effects.