Where is the Exact Location of Zusanli Point?

The Zusanli point is an important acupoint in the human body, located approximately four finger-widths below the depression just below the outer side of the knee.

The Zusanli point is located approximately four finger-widths below the depression just below the outer side of the knee. There is a patella at the knee joint, and there are two pits on both sides below the patella, called the knee eye acupoints. The inner one is called the inner knee eye, and the outer one is called the outer knee eye. Starting from the outer knee eye, going down four fingers, the position one finger-width in front of the tibia and four fingers below the outer knee eye is the accurate location of the Zusanli point.

1. It regulates the immune system, enhances disease resistance, regulates the spleen and stomach, tonifies the middle and brings down qi, regulates the meridians and collaterals, disperses wind and resolves dampness, supports the healthy and eliminates the unhealthy.

2. It treats stomach pain, vomiting, bloating, bowel sounds, indigestion, paralysis of the lower limbs, diarrhea, constipation, dysentery, malnutrition, mania, stroke, athlete's foot, edema, inability to move the lower limbs, palpitations, shortness of breath, and emaciation due to exhaustion.

3. It is often used to treat acute and chronic gastroenteritis, duodenal ulcer, gastroptosis, dysentery, appendicitis, intestinal obstruction, hepatitis, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, coronary heart disease, angina pectoris, rheumatic fever, bronchitis, bronchial asthma, nephritis, renal colic, cystitis, impotence, spermatorrhea, functional uterine bleeding, pelvic inflammatory disease, shock, insomnia, etc.

4. It modifies body curves, restores elegance, promotes the recovery of gastrointestinal function, and promotes metabolism.