UB-57 Chengshan - Supporting Mountain

More Spirit Names: Mountain Support

English:	Support the Mountain
Also Known As:	Supporting Mountain Mountain Receiving

Location

• On the posterior midline of the leg, between UB-40 Weizhong and UB-60 Kunlun, in a pointed depression below the gastrocnemius muscle belly when the leg is stretched or the heel in lifted.
• With the patient lying prone, the point can be found by stretching the foot as if standing on tiptoe. This will reveal a triangular shaped hollow in the middle of the calf, midway between the transverse crease at the back of the knee and heel. The point is at the top of this triangle.
• Located directly below the bellies of the gastrocnemius muscle on the line connecting UB-40 Weizhong and the tendo calcaneus, approximately 8 cun below UB-40 Weizhong.
• On the lower leg , in the depression formed below the belly of the gastrocnemius muscle, when the muscle is flexed, approximately 8 cun distal to UB-40 Weizhong, i.e. midway between UB-40 Weizhong and UB-60 Kunlun.
  Note: run your finger upwards from the Achilles tendon along the midline until it falls into the depression formed between the two origins of the gastrocnemius muscle bellies, this depression may be easier to palpate if you ask the patient to press the ball of their foot against the resistance of your hand.
• When the foot is in full plantar flexion, (as if standing on tiptoe), this point can be found at the apex of the triangular shaped hollow formed in the middle of the calf, midway between UB-40 Weizhong and the level of the lateral malleolus (8 cun below UB-40 Weizhong.

Needling

• Puncture perpendicularly 0.8 to 1.2 cun.
• Moxibustion is applicable.
• Straight insertion, 1.2 to 2.5 cun. Sensation: local distention and soreness, possibly extending to the back of the knee; when inserting the needle deeply for sciatica, there may be an electric, numb sensation extending to the bottom of the foot.
• Perpendicular or oblique insertion directed proximally or distally 1 to 1.5 cun.

Command Functions

• Ma Dan-yang's Heavenly Star point

Actions

• Relaxes the muscle channels
• Relaxes the sinews
• Activates the channel
• Alleviates pain
• Invigorates the Blood
• Clears Heat
• Regulates the Qi in the Yang organs
• Benefits hemorrhoids
• Removes obstructions from the channel
• Benefits the calf and heel

Indications

Low back pain Spasm of the gastrocnemius Hemorrhoids Constipation Beriberi Vomiting and diarrhea Twisted muscles of the calf Swollen, painful and bleeding hemorrhoids Cramps Swelling of the knee Edema of the lower limbs Lymphoedema Heel pain Lassitude of the limbs Menstrual pain Indigestion Lockjaw Hernial disorders Urethritis Abdominal pain Difficulty sitting and standing Inability to stand for long Sudden turmoil disorder Heat in the head Lumbago Pain in the back and renal regions Digestive problems Dyspepsia Cholera Cholera with muscle spasms Anorexia Anorexia during dysentery Enterorrhagia Sore throat

Pain of the lower back and leg Sciatica Paralysis of the lower limb Prolapsed anus Prolapsed rectum Sore throat Leg Qi Pain of the lumbar spine Feeling of Heat in the Heart Trembling Inability to stay upright Edema of the upper limbs from cardiac origin Accumulation of water due to am attack of Cold Hemafecia Convulsions Body tremors Malarial disorders Lower body erysipelas due to Damp-Heat Abdominal prolapse Shivering Epistaxis Muscle spasms Local paroxysmal spasms Foot Qi Pain in the heel and foot Neuralgia of the thigh Myalgia Internal and external trauma Swelling of the lower limb Adenitis Cold attack with hypersecretion

Combinations

M-UE-29 Erbai Or KI-7 Fuliu LIV-3 Taichong SP-3 Taibai	M-UE-29 Erbai DU-1 Changqiang	DU-1 Changqiang
Hemorrhoids	Chronic hemorrhoids	The nine types of hemorrhoids (with bleeding) Intestinal Wind (Blood in the stool)
UB-40 Weizhong UB-58 Feiyang GB-38 Yangfu KI-7 Fuliu LIV-3 Taichong GB-43 Xiaxi REN-6 Qihai REN-1 Huiyin DU-1 Changqiang	KI-3 Taixi Or KI-4 Dazhong UB-33 Zhongliao REN-4 Guanyuan UB-56 Chengjin LIV-3 Taichong KI-3 Taixi REN-12 Zhongwan	ST-33 Yinshi GB-30 Huantiao GB-31 Fengshi UB-40 Weizhong UB-60 Kunlun UB-62 Shenmai
The five types of hemorrhoids	Difficult defecation	Pain in the legs and lumbar region
UB-40 Weizhong ST-36 Zusanli	SP-5 Shangqiu UB-56 Chengjin UB-64 Jinggu	KI-7 Fuliu LIV-3 Taichong SP-3 Taibai
Feebleness of the legs	Contraction of the legs	Blood in the stool
UB-56 Chengjin ST-38 Tiaokou ST-36 Zusanli
Heat in the sole of the foot with inability to stand for long

Contraindications

Notes

• This is a major point for muscle cramps.
• It is used as a distal point for lower backache and sciatica.
• It is an empirical point for hemorrhoids.
• This is the main point for all physical trauma.
• The depression between the bellies of the gastrocnemius is said to resemble the anus, which is why it treats hemorrhoids.