Paralysis of the knee and leg, cold knees, soreness and pain, difficulty in flexion and extension, lower limb paralysis, lumbar pain, cold hernia, abdominal bloating and pain, beriberi, and meralgia paresthetica, etc.
On the front of the thigh, along the line connecting the anterior superior iliac spine and the lateral lower end of the patella, 6 cun above the base of the patella. (This acupoint is bilateral, one on each side.)
Bend the knee to a 90° angle, press the thigh with fingers together, place the midpoint of the first transverse crease at the back of the hand on the midpoint of the superior edge of the patella, the tip of the middle finger will be right at this acupoint.