The Knee region contains 14 acupuncture points (meridians: BL, GB, KI, LR, SP, ST). The interactive atlas below opens directly on this region: click a point for its booklet (location, needling, indications, combinations), turn on labels, or start the tour.
| Code | Name | Location |
|---|---|---|
| BL38 Fuxi | Floating Cleft | On the posterior thigh, 1 cun superior to the popliteal crease (1 cun above BL40 Weizhong), on the medial side of the biceps femoris tendon. |
| BL39 Weiyang | Weiyang | On the lateral aspect of the popliteal fossa, medial to the tendon of the biceps femoris muscle. The point is found with the knee flexed… |
| BL40 Weizhong | Weizhong | At the midpoint of the transverse popliteal crease, in the depression between the tendons of biceps femoris and semitendinosus. The point… |
| BL55 Heyang | Meeting of Yang | On the posterior aspect of the leg, between the lateral head and medial head of the gastrocnemius muscle, 2 cun distal to the popliteal… |
| BL56 Chengjin | Support the Sinew | On the posterior aspect of the leg, between the two muscle bellies of the gastrocnemius muscle, 5 cun distal to the popliteal crease. |
| GB33 Xiyangguan | Xiyangguan | On the lateral aspect of the knee, in the depression between the biceps femoris tendon and the iliotibial band, superior and posterior to… |
| GB34 Yanglingquan | Yang Mound Spring | On the fibular aspect of the leg, in the depression anterior and distal to the head of the fibula. |
| KI10 Yingu | Yingu | On the posteromedial aspect of the knee, just lateral to the semitendinosus tendon, in the popliteal crease. |
| LR7 Xī Guān | Xī Guān | On the tibial aspect of the leg, inferior to the medial condyle of the tibia, 1 cun posterior to the depression between the inferior border… |
| LR8 Ququan | Crooked Spring | On the medial aspect of the knee, in a depression found when the knee is flexed. It is located inferior to the medial epicondyle of the… |
| LR9 Yinbao | Yinbao | On the medial aspect of the thigh, between the gracilis and sartorius muscles, 4 cun proximal to the base of the patella. |
| SP9 Yīnlíngquán | Yin Mound Spring | On the medial aspect of the lower leg, in the depression on the posterior and inferior border of the medial condyle of the tibia. This… |
| ST35 Dubi | Dubi | With the knee flexed, this point is located on the anterior aspect of the knee, in the depression just below the patella and lateral to the… |
| ST36 Zusanli | Leg Three Miles | On the anterior aspect of the lower leg, 3 cun inferior to the knee joint line (level with the depression lateral to the patellar ligament… |
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The Knee region of the atlas lists 14 points: BL38, BL39, BL40, BL55, BL56, GB33, GB34, KI10, LR7, LR8, LR9, SP9, ST35, ST36.
Open the point in the 3D atlas: the booklet gives the standard location, a cun ruler from the nearest bony landmark, and a step-by-step description.