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LIV-07 (Xi Guan) Knee Joint


Acupuncture Points on the Liver Channel of Foot Jue Yin

Dispels wind-damp
  • Benefits the knee and relaxes the sinews
  • Pain of the knee.

    Where is LIV-07 located?

    • A Manual of Acupuncture (p. 484): Posterior and inferior to the medial condyle of the tibia, 1 cun posterior to Yinlingquan SP-9.
    • Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (p. 223): Posterior and inferior to the medial condyle of the tibia, in the upper portion of the medial head of m. gastrocnemius, 1 cun posterior to Yinlingquan (SP 9).
    Puncture perpendicularly 0.5-1.0 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.

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