bubble_chart Etymology "Bi" (髀), the thigh; "guan" (關) refers to the turning point. The point is near the femoral joint, hence its name.
bubble_chart Location
on the anterior aspect of the thigh, on the line connecting the anterior superior iliac spine and the lateral end of the base of the patella. When the thigh is flexed, it is at the depression lateral to the sartorius muscle, level with the perineum (
Huiyin (CV1)).
- Zhenjiu Jiayi Jing: "Above knee, behindFutu (ST32), at the intersection";
- Yixue Rumen: "In the transverse crease of popliteal bone";
- Leijing Tuyi: "Some say it is 1.2 cun above the knee."
bubble_chart Anatomy
- Muscle: between sartorius and tensor fascia lata.
- Nerve: Lateral femoral cutaneous nerve.
- Vessels: There are branches of the lateral circumflex femoral artery and vein in the deep layer.
bubble_chart Manipulation
Perpendicular insertion 1～1.5 cun. Moxibustion with moxa cone 3 ~ 5 rounds, moxibustion with moxa stick 5 ~ 10 minutes.
bubble_chart Efficacy
Dispel wind, unblock meridian, benefit waist and knee.
- Classical: flaccidity and Bi syndrome of thigh and hip, difficulty in flexion and extension, lumbago and cold knees, abdominal pain, numbness in feet, jaundice, tightness of inner thigh muscle, pain radiating from lower abdomen to throat.
- Modern: rheumatic pain, lower limb paralysis.
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