Name

犊鼻

• Du Bi
• Calf's Nose
• Calf's Muzzle
• Mobility of the Mouth

Location

In the depression located below the external part of the patella, with the knee semi-flexed

Actions

• Knee pain with difficulty bending and lifting (osteoarthritis) (Bi Syndrome from Wind-Cold-Dampness)
• Patella displacement by blockage
• Activates Qi - Blood
• Weakness of quadriceps, knees
• Reduces inflammation: rheumatoid arthritis
• The knee is the home of the sinews, childhood growth pain (moxibustion)

Comments

Important point for the knee. Can be used with the empirical point Xin Yan

Treatment

• Needling: 0.3 CUN perpendicular, with the knee semi-flexed. Do not extract fluid, very superficial
• Moxibustion: first moxa to move the Qi and then needle not very deep, if there is a cyst do not needle