• Benefits the lumbar region and knees
• Activates the channel and alleviates pain

• Low back pain, motor impairment of the hip joint, contracture of the tendons in the popliteal fossa, muscular atrophy, pain, numbness and motor impairment of the lower extremities, hemiplegia, abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea, erysipelas.

• Midpoint of the transverse crease of the popliteal fossa, between the tendons of m. biceps femoris and m. semitendinosus.

• At the back of the knee, on the popliteal crease, in a depression midway between the tendons of biceps femoris and semitendinosus.

• Puncture perpendicularly 0.5-1.0 inch, or prick the popliteal vein with three-edged needle to cause bleeding.

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

A Manual of Acupuncture - Peter Deadman

One of the best Acupuncture resources written in the English language

The single point and body area illustrations alone make this book worth purchasing, not to mention the invaluable commentary and detailed research on points of the twelve primary meridians, the Conception and Governing vessels, as well as extra points.

This book is truly a treasure and definitive resource in the world of Acupuncture. No one wanting to become more serious about acupuncture should be without this book.

- T.Dehli