Meaning

Yin Market.

Localization

On the thigh, on a line drawn between the lateral border of the patella and the anterior superior iliac spine, in a depression 3 cun proximal to the superior border of the patella .

Functions

Warms channels, removes pain.

Indications

- Channel diseases: swelling of the lower limbs, weakness in the lower limbs with edema, pain and abdominal distension, cold knees and feet, pain in the thigh, motor disorders and the sensitive function of the lower limbs.
- Features: diabetes mellitus, inguinal and inguinoscrotal hernia (cold syndrome), dropsy and edema (spleen and kidney Qi failure syndrome).

Needling Method

Puncture perpendicularly 0.5 - 1 cun. Cauterization.