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acupointKuangu
international codeEX-LE1
bubble_chart Category

extra point.

bubble_chart Etymology

This is the name of the acupoint named after the Chinese medicine term. The hip can be interpreted as the patella, and the outer thigh is called the patella. The patella is the large bone of the knee, which is now the femur, so Kuangu (EX-LE1) can be interpreted as the femur, and the point is close to the femur, so it is named Kuangu (EX-LE1).

bubble_chart Location

In the lower front part of the thigh, when Liangqiu (ST34) is 1.5 cun on both sides, there are two points on one side.

bubble_chart Anatomy

In the lateralis muscle, there are the descending branch of the lateral femoral circumflex artery and branches of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve.

bubble_chart Manipulation

Perpendicular insertion 0.5 cun. Moxibustion with moxa cone 3 to 7 times; moxa stick moxibustion for 5 to 10 minutes.

bubble_chart Efficacy

The woman suffered from leg pain, pain of vulva, abdominal cramps, and abdominal cold in the middle.

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bubble_chart Notes

This point has different positions in the three books Jade Dragon Sutra, Leijing Tuyi, and Yijing Xiaoxue. From now on, Leijing Tuyi.

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