Chinese name:
Futu 伏兔
English translation:
Crouching Rabbit
Location:
On the anterior aspect of the thigh, on the line connecting the anterior superior iliac spine and the lower lateral border of the patella, 6 cun above the patella.
Indications:
Pain in the lumbar and iliac region, coldness of the knee, paralysis or motor impairment and pain of the lower extremities, beriberi.
Functions:
Frees obstructions in the meridian, dispels Wind-Damp, alleviates pain.
Needling:
Perpendicular insertion 1.0 - 2.0 cun.