Dubi

Dubi(ST35,犊鼻) is an acupuncture point in the meridian named Yangming Stomach Meridian of Foot.

Meaning

Du, calf; bi, nose.
The depression on both sides below the dneecap are likened to the nostrils of a calf.
The point is at the external foramen.

Location

Bend the knee at the lower border of the knee cap, in the depression lateral to the patellar ligament.

Indication

For diseases of the knee joint and the soft tissues.

Method

Puncture obliquely backward and to the medial side around 0.8-1.2 cun