Atlas of Acupuncture

7.10 Anterior Leg

SP-14 (fujie) ‘Abdomen Knot’4 cun lateral to the anterior

midline (mamillary line), 3 cun superior to SP-13or 1.3 cun

inferior to SP-15

LIV-12 (jimai) ‘Urgent Pulse’In the inguinal groove,

2.5 cun lateral to the midline and 1 cun inferior to the upper

border of the symphysis, inferior to ST-30and medial to the

femoral artery

LIV-11 (yinlian) ‘Yin Corner’2 cun inferior to ST-30(level

with the upper border of the pubic symphysis), on the lateral

border of the adductor longus muscle or approximately 1 cun

inferior to where the femoral artery passes the inguinal

ligament

LIV-10 (zuwuli) ‘Leg Five Miles’On the anterior aspect of

the thigh, 3 cun inferior to the upper border of the symphysis,

on the lateral border of adductor longus

SP-11 (jimen) ‘Winnowing Gate’6 cun proximal to SP-10

at the midpoint of the femur, in the depression between the

sartorius and vastus lateralis

ST-32 (futu) ‘Crouching Rabbit’6 cun proximal to the

lateral upper border of the patella, on a line connecting with

the anterior superior iliac spine

SP-13 (fushe) ‘Meeting of the Fu Organs’4 cun lateral to

the anterior midline (mamillary line) and 0.7 cun superior to the

upper border of the pubic symphysis

SP-12 (chongmen) ‘Rushing Gate’3.5 cun lateral to the

midline, level with the upper border of the pubic symphysis,

lateral to the femoral artery

ST-30 (qichong) ‘Rushing Qi’2 cun lateral to the upper

border of the pubic symphysis, medial to the femoral artery;

at the level of Ren-2

ST-31 (biguan) ‘Thigh Gate’With the hip joint flexed, in the

depression below the anterior superior iliac spine, lateral to the

sartorius

1.3 cun

4 cun

SP-14

SP- 15

SP-13

SP-12

Upper border

of the pubic

symphysis

3.5 cun

0.7 cun

0.5 cun

Symphysis

SP-12

Upper border

of the pubic

symphysis

3.5 cun

Symphysis

SP-13

SP-12

Upper border

of the pubic

symphysis

0.7 cun

Symphysis

ST-30

ST-31

Upper border

of the pubic

symphysis

Upper border

of the pubic

symphysis 1 cun

LIV-12

Ren-2

LIV-11

LIV-10

2 cun

3 cun

LIV-11

LIV-10

2 cun

3 cun

SP-11

Sartorius

ST-32

ST-33

Upper patellar

border

3 cun

3 cun

6 cun

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