LOCATION: When the knee is flexed, the point is 3 cun above the superiolateral border of the
patella, on the line joining the superiolateral border of the patella and the anterior superior iliac spine
IMAGE: Qi and Blood are said to meet at St 33, in much the same way as food and goods are
brought together at a market. "Yin" may also be a reference to the fact that the stomach channel
passes through the yin (front) part of the torso.
FUNCTIONS: Benefits the joints, Clears the channels, Dispels Wind & Cold, Invigorates the
Collaterals
INDICATIONS:
arthritis of knee
paralysis of lower limb
NEEDLING: Perpendicularly 0.7 - 1.0 cun
PSYCHO-SPIRITUAL USES:
OTHER: Parkinson's disease
weak legs
