Atlas of Acupuncture

7 Important Points According to Region

7.11 Medial Leg

SP-11

SP-10

SP-9

SP-8

LIV-6

LIV-5

KID-8

KID-3

KID-7

KID-9

SP-7

KID-10

LIV-8

LIV-9

LIV-7

LIV-10

(^15) cun
2 cun
1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10
11
12
SP-1
SP-4 KID-2
SP-5
SP-6
Highest
prominence
of the medial
malleolus
Upper border
of the pubic
symphysis
Upper
patellar
border
8 cun
Popliteal
crease
13
14
Junction of
the shaft
and medial
condyle of
the tibia
18 cun
2
LIV-11
LIV-10
2 cun
3 cun
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 the 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
LIV-9 (yinbao) ‘Yin Wrapping’4 cun proximal to the medial
condyle of the femur, between the sartorius and vastus medialis
SP-10 (xuehai) ‘Sea of Blood’With the knee flexed, 2 cun
proximal to the medial superior border of the patella. To find:
place the right palm on the patient's left patella and locate the
point at the tip of the thumb
LIV-8 (ququan) ‘Spring at the Crook’With the knee flexed,
at the medial end of the popliteal crease, in the depression
anterior to the tendons of semitendinosus and
semimembranosus
KID-10 (yingu) ‘Yin Valley’At the medial end of the popliteal
crease, between the tendons of semimembranosus and
semitendinosus, at the level of the knee joint space
SP-11
Sartorius
LIV-9
4 cun
2 cun
2 cun
SP-10
LIV-8
KID-10
Tendon of semitendinosus
(most prominent tendon)
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