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POINT: LIV-7 (LIVER-7)

NAME: XIGUAN

English: Knee Joint
Also Known As: Knee's Hinge
Knee Gate
Knee Border
The Ring Border

LOCATION:

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

NEEDLING:

  • Perpendicular insertion 1 to 2 cun.
  • Straight insertion 1.5 to 2 cun.
  • Puncture perpendicularly 0.5 to 1 cun.
  • Moxibustion is applicable.

COMMAND FUNCTIONS:

ACTIONS:

  • Dispels Wind-Damp
  • Benefits the knee
  • Relieves the sinews

INDICATIONS:

  • Swelling and pain of the knee
  • Pain of the inner aspect of the knee radiating to the patella
  • Crane's knee Wind
  • Wind Bi
  • White Tiger joint Wind pain
  • Difficulty flexing and extending the knee
  • Cold-Damp Pouring Downwards
  • Abdominal pain
  • Throat pain
  • Strong recurrent headaches
  • Arthritis of the knee

COMBINATIONS:

ST-35
Dubi
ST-36
Zusanli
GB-34
Yanglingquan

UB-40
Weizhong
ST-36
Zusanli
ST-33
Yinshi

MN-LE-16
Xiyan

Use moxa for disorders of the knee and below the knee

Redness, swelling and pain of the knee

Redness, swelling and pain of the knee with inability to walk

LIV-8
Ququan

 

 

Pain of the medial aspect of the knee

 

 

CONTRAINDICATIONS:

NOTES:

  • This point is usually used as a local point for painful obstruction, particularly from Wind, when the pain is in the inner aspect of the knee..