LIV-07 (Xi Guan) Knee Joint - Acupuncture point on the Liver Channel of Foot Jue Yin

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Acu Point LIV-07 (Xi Guan) Knee Joint

Acupuncture Points on the Liver Channel of Foot Jue Yin

Actions:

Dispels wind-damp
Benefits the knee and relaxes the sinews

Indications:

Pain of the knee.

Location (CAM):

Posterior and inferior to the medial condyle of the tibia, in the upper portion of the medial head of m. gastrocnemius, 1 cun posterior to Yinlingquan (SP 9).

Location (AMOA):

Posterior and inferior to the medial condyle of the tibia, 1 cun posterior to Yinlingquan SP-9.

Needling Method:

Puncture perpendicularly 0.5-1.0 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.

References

Acupuncture

11. Grasping the Wind (First Edition) - Andrew Ellis, Nigel Wiseman, Ken Boss

9. Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (Revised Edition) - Cheng Xinnong

8. A Manual of Acupuncture (First Edition) - Peter Deadman

10. Acupuncture: A Comprehensive Text (First Edition) - Shanghai College of TCM