bubble_chart Etymology "Ji" (箕), dustpan; "men" (門), door. When the legs are spread apart while sitting on the ground, the posture resembles a dustpan, open like a door. The acupoint is located above this area, hence the name
bubble_chart Location
On the medial side of thigh, 6 cun above
Xuehai (SP10), on the line connecting
Xuehai (SP10) and
Chongmen (SP12), in the depression 8 cun above the medial end of patellar base.
bubble_chart Anatomy
- Muscles: medial border of sartorius muscle, with adductor magnus muscle located deeper.
- Nerve: anterior femoral cutaneous nerve, with saphenous nerve situated deeper.
- Vessels: great saphenous vein, with femoral artery and vein located deeper and laterally.
bubble_chart Manipulation
Perpendicular insertion 0.5～1.5 cun. Direct moxibustion is prohibited; moxibustion with moxa stick for 5 to 10 minutes.
bubble_chart Efficacy
Regulate lower jiao, promote water metabolism.
- Classical: ischuria, difficulty in urination with white discharge, stranguria, enuresis, pain in groin.
- Modern: lower limb paralysis (e.g., sequelae of poliomyelitis, etc.), prostatitis.
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