ACUPUNCTURE
Nei Xi Yan: TCM Acupoint Guide
NEIXIYAN
Name
Nei Xi Yan (Neixiyan)
Location
With the knee flexed, on the lower border of the patella, in the depression on the medial side of the patellar ligament.
Needling
- Insert the needle perpendicularly, 0.5 to 1 cun.
- Puncture through ST-35 Dubi.
Actions
- Improves the joint movement
Indications
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Arthritis
- Paraparesis
- Disorders of the knee joint
Contraindications
Moxibustion is contraindicated.
Notes
This is an important local point.
Sources and further reading
We cite classical materia medica and modern reference works. This article is health education, not medical advice.
- Shennong Bencao Jing (The Divine Farmer's Materia Medica), Han dynasty.
- Bencao Gangmu (Compendium of Materia Medica), Li Shizhen, 1578.
- Chinese Pharmacopoeia, current edition — identity, quality and safety monographs.
- NCCIH and WHO reference material on traditional medicine safety.
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