LOCATION: On the line connecting the anterior superior iliac spine and lateral border of the
patella, 6 cun above the laterosuperior border of the patella, in m. rectus femoris
IMAGE: Also translated as "crouching rabbit" or "prostrate rabbit." A reference to the rectus
femoris muscle, which is said to resemble a crouching rabbit.
FUNCTIONS:, Cleans Heat, Disperses Wind, Invigorates Channels, Transforms Damp, Warms
Channels & Dispels Cold
INDICATIONS:
arthritis of the knee
leg Qi (edema)
numbness of the lower limb
pain in the waist & groin
paralysis of lower limb
urticaria
NEEDLING: Perpendicularly 1.0 - 1.5 cun
PSYCHO-SPIRITUAL USES:
POINT COMBINATIONS:
ANCIENT USES:
OTHER: Sometimes for genital herpes
measles when rash manifests on thighs
local hives or herpes
classically not recommended to moxa
