Posted On 30 Nov 2015

English Name:
Passing Valley

Naming Convention:
“Tong” means to pass or go through. “Gu”, meaning a valley, refers to a depression. It is the Ying-spring point of the Urinary Bladder Meridian of Foot-Taiyang, so the qi of the meridian passes quickly through it. Hence the name Zutonggu (Passing Valley).

Location:
In the depression anteroinferior to the 5th metatarsophalangeal joint, at the junction of the white and red skin.

Clinical Applications:
Headache.
Neck rigidity.
Blurring of vision.

Caution: