Meaning

Spring at the Bend.

Localization

Posterior to the medial condyle of the femur, at the medial end of the popliteal fold with the leg bent at right angles in the knee joint. The point is projected to the anterior edge of the semi-tendon and semi-membranous muscles, to the posterior edge of the sartorial muscle.

Functions

Calms muscles, revitalizes collaterals, expels dampness and heat, normalizes Qi and blood in the lower burner (xia jiao).

Indications

- Digestive system: food stagnation, painful abdominal distension, loose stools with mucus and blood, loss of appetite, digestive disorders, diarrhea. All violations are associated with spleen distress from the liver's side, dampness - heat syndrome.
- 5 holes diseases: visual snow, nosebleed, severe headache.
- Reproductive system: dysmenorrhea (damp heat), dysmenorrhea, yellow leucorrhoea, vulva itching, colpoptosis, precocious puberty, postpartum abdominal pain, imperfect uterine contraction after childbirth, spermatorrhea, wet dreams, phallodynia, phallocrypsis, impotence in the elderly (lack of blood).
- Urinary system: acute urinary retention in women with stress, pain in urethra.
- Disorders of the mind: irritability, epilepsy.
- Localized diseases: pain in knee and inner thigh.

Needling Method

Puncture perpendicularly 1 - 1.5 cun. Cauterization.