There are quite a lot of acupoints near the knee, and there are many acupoints that can be moxibrated. The commonly used acupoints are Inner and Outer Knee Eye, Yanglingquan, Yinlingquan, Foot Sanli, and Sea of Blood.
Depending on the disease, different points should be chosen. Internal and external knee eye are two points on the knee, located in the depression between the two sides of the patellar ligament of the knee, moxibustion here can play a role in the benefit of the leg and knee, the treatment of knee arthritis and other diseases.
Yinlingquan is located in the depression between the lower edge of the medial condyle of the tibia and the medial edge of the tibia, and can treat knee pain, in addition to bloating, diarrhea, pain in the pubic area, dysmenorrhea, spermatorrhea, and enuresis. Yanglingquan is located in the depression below the front of the head of the fibula, and can also treat knee pain and other knee joint diseases, as well as vomiting and other liver and gallbladder offenses against the stomach.
Foot Sanli is a health point located on the lateral side of the lower leg, 3 inches below the calf’s nose, 1 horizontal finger outside the anterior edge of the tibia. It is a clinically strong health point, and moxibustion here has a stronger tonic effect. Blood sea is located in the anterior femoral area, 2 inches above the medial end of the patellar base, the medial femoral muscle elevation, moxibustion blood sea has the effect of replenishing qi and blood, can treat knee and femoral medial pain can also be treated for dermatological and gynecological diseases.
When moxibustion, pay attention to the temperature to prevent burns. If you need moxibustion, it should be operated by a professional Chinese medicine practitioner, do not operate blindly on your own, so as not to cause adverse consequences.