The exact location of the baby’s Foot Sanli is on the lateral side of the calf, 3 inches below the calf’s nose (in the anterior knee area, in the lateral depression of the patellar ligament), and 1 transverse finger outside the anterior tibial crest.
The foot Sanli belongs to the foot yangming stomach meridian and is located on the lateral side of the calf, 3 inches below the calf’s nose, 1 transverse finger outside the anterior tibial crest, on the line between the calf’s nose and Xiexi (in the ankle area, in the central depression in front of the ankle joint, between the tendon of the extensor hallucis longus and extensor tootis longus tendon).
Foot Sanli tonifies the middle Jiao and benefits Qi (treating Qi deficiency by tonifying the Spleen), strengthens the Spleen and harmonizes the Stomach, among other effects. It treats stomach pain, vomiting, abdominal distension, diarrhea, constipation, impotence paralysis of the lower limbs (weakness, numbness and pain in the lower limbs), and carbuncle (red, swollen and painful breasts, with poor discharge of milk, and eventual suppurative disease), and so on.
If needling of the Foot Sanli is needed, it needs to be operated by a professional doctor.