Avoid the femoral artery. Caution: femoral artery and vein.
📍 Location (classical)
On the medial aspect of the thigh, 6 cun proximal to SP-10, on a line connecting SP-10 to SP-12 (on the lateral border of the sartorius muscle).
🧭 How to find it (practical)
Seated with the knees flexed and both legs slightly abducted, locate the point on the medial aspect of the sartorius muscle, 6 cun above Xue Hai (SP-10).
🔬 Anatomy
Sartorius muscle. The femoral artery and vein lie deep and slightly lateral. Innervated by the femoral nerve.
💉 Needling
Perpendicular insertion, 0.5–1.0 cun.
📜 Etymology
Ji (箕), winnower (dustpan); Men (门), gate. Seated with the knees apart, like a winnower, the point lies on the medial aspect of the thigh and receives this name precisely because of the position the patient assumes for its localization.
