ST35 (Stomach 35) - Acupuncture Point Information

Chinese Name: Dubi or Xiyan
English Name: Calf Nose or Knee Eye

Location: With the knee flexed (to 90 degrees), in the depression below the patella and lateral to the patellar ligament.

Functions:

Removes obstruction from the channels, dispels Wind-Cold (for Bi syndrome in the knee).

Primary Indications:

Pain/swelling and numbness of the knee (Bi syndrome).

Tertiary Indications:

Foot swelling, paralysis of lower limbs (Wei syndrome).

References:

This information is from the book Acupuncture Point Dynamics and has been used with permission from the author John McDonald.

View other points on the Stomach channel:

(ST1, ST2, ST3, ST4, ST5, ST6, ST7, ST8, ST9, ST10, ST11, ST12, ST13, ST14, ST15, ST16, ST17, ST18, ST19, ST20, ST21, ST22, ST23, ST24, ST25, ST26, ST27, ST28, ST29, ST30, ST31, ST32, ST33, ST34, ST35, ST36, ST37, ST38, ST39, ST40, ST41, ST42, ST43, ST44, ST45)

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