LR 8 Acupuncture Point is called as qū quán. Qu means crooked. Quan means spring. The point is at the medial end of the transverse crease of the popliteal fossa. With the knee flexed, the local depression is like a spring.
LR 8 Acupuncture Point Location
One the medial side of the knee, in the depression of the transverse popliteal crease between the upper border of the medial epicondyle of the femur and semitendinosus and semimembranosus tendons. Needle perpendicularly 0.5 – 0.8 cun.
Just superior to medial end of popliteal crease; anterior to tendons semimembranosis and semitendinosis
LR 8 Acupuncture Point Names
⼤大包 dà bāo
Liver 8 Spring at the Bend
Speciality
- He Sea Point on the Liver Channel
- Water Point on Wood Meridian
- Pool Spring
- He-Sea (Water) Point
Functions
- Benefits bladder and genitals
- Clears damp-heat from lower jiao
- Invigorates blood and regulates menstruation
- Nourishes blood and yin
Indication
- Prolapse of Uterus
- Lower Abdominal Pain
- Dysuria
- Pruritus Vulvae
- Mania
- Seminal Emission
- Pain in the external genitalia, knee, medial aspect of the Thigh
- swelling and itching of genitals, pain in genitals, impotence, difficult urination
- abdominal masses in women due to blood stasis, painful periods, infertility due to blood stasis, amenorrhea
Diseases
Headaches, knee disorders and medial thigh pain
Discomfort
Area of Protection
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