Fuxi BL38: Nomenclature, Location, Functions, Indications
Nomenclature:
Fu: floating Xi: stream
Fuxi is on the upper border of the popliteus.
Point: BL38
Chinese Name: 浮郄
Name: Fuxi
English Name/Meaning: Floating Cleft
Pinyin: fú xī
Han Geul 한글: bu geuk 부극
Romaji: fu geki(?)
Vietnamese: Phù khích
Location:
With the knee slightly flexed, Fuxi lies 1 cun above Weiyang (BL39) on the medial side of the tendon of biceps femoris.
Functions of Fuxi:
- Relaxes muscles and tendons.
- Invigorates channel.
Indications:
Numbness of the gluteal and femoral regions, contracture of the tendons in the popliteal fossa.
Method:
Perpendicular insertion 1 to 1.5 cun.
