ST 35 Acupuncture Point

• English Name: Calf's Nose
• Pinyin Name: Dubi
• Chinese Character: 犊鼻

ST 35 Clinical Usages

• Knee problems.  Often used with heding and the medial xiyan extra points.
• Weakness and/or motor control issues of the lower leg, atrophy.
• Beriberi (Thiamine, B1 deficiency).

• Blog Posts Where ST 35 Is Discussed

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•   Electroacupuncture for Knee Osteoarthritis Found Effective - High Intensity Better Than Low
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•   Acupuncture Outperforms Glucosamine HCL over the Long-Term for Knee Osteoarthritis
•   Moxibustion Found Helpful for Knee Osteoarthritis
•   Japanese Acupuncture Hinaishin Needle Techniques and Orthopedic Care

• Blog Posts Concerning Acupuncture

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•   Acupuncture effective for Temporomandibular Disorders
•   Acupuncture Helpful for Simple Obesity (Weight Loss)

This point along with others in a proper point prescription may be used to balance the following Conditions / Symptoms:

• Knee Pain

For more on this, read "What Does Acupuncture Treat?" and "Point Prescription Guidelines".

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