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LIV-7

Xiguan

Knee Joint

Auch bekannt alsKnee's Hinge · Knee Gate · Knee Border · The Ring Border

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Lokalisation

  1. 01Behind and below the tibia's medial condyle, 1 cun posterior to SP-9 Yinlingquan.
  2. 02Behind and below the tibia's medial condyle, within the upper part of the gastrocnemius muscle's medial head, 1 cun posterior to SP-9 Yinlingquan.

Nadelung

  1. 01Insert perpendicularly, 1 to 2 cun.
  2. 02Straight needling, 1.5 to 2 cun deep.
  3. 03Needle perpendicularly, 0.5 to 1 cun.
  4. 04Moxibustion may be used.

Wirkungen

  • Expels Wind-Damp
  • Benefits the knee joint
  • Eases the sinews

Indikationen

  • Knee swelling and pain
  • Pain on the knee's medial side radiating to the kneecap
  • Crane's-knee Wind
  • Wind Bi
  • White Tiger joint-Wind pain
  • Difficulty bending and straightening the knee
  • Cold-Damp pouring downward
  • Abdominal pain
  • Throat pain
  • Severe recurring headaches
  • Knee arthritis

Kombinationen

  • Apply moxa for conditions of the knee and the leg below it

  • For redness, swelling, and pain of the knee

    • MN-LE-16

    For redness, swelling, and pain of the knee accompanied by inability to walk

Anmerkungen

It is typically employed as a local point for painful obstruction — especially Wind-type — when the discomfort is on the knee's medial aspect.