LV7:膝關 [xī guān] Knee joint

•Source [出處 chū chù]:

The Systematic Classic of Acupuncture and Moxibustion【甲乙經 jiǎ yǐ jīng】

•Channel and collateral【經絡 jīng luò】:

Leg jue yin

Name【名稱 mīng chéng】:

膝 [xī] : Knee

關 [guān] : joint, gate, passageway, pass

Location【部位 bù wèi】:

On the medial aspect of the knee, in the depression medial to the tendons of the semitendinosus and the semimembranosus muscles, at the medial end of the popliteal crease.

Note: With the knee flexed, LR8 is located in the depression medial to the most prominent tendon on the medial end of the popliteal crease.

Needling【針法 zhēn fǎ】:

Needle 1-1.5 cun perpendicular. 3-5 Moxa cons and 10-15 minutes of moxa stick

•Indication【主治 zhǔ zhì】:

Classical: knee pain cannot be flexed or extended, cold dampness walking, paralysis of lower limbs, wind pain, sore throat.
Modern: Gout.