{
  "id": "BL38",
  "name": {
    "en": "Fuxi",
    "gloss": "The Floating Cleft",
    "zh-Hant": "浮郄",
    "zh-Hans": "浮郄"
  },
  "channel": {
    "id": "BL",
    "order": 38,
    "of": 67
  },
  "location": {
    "text": "One thumb-width above the outer end of the knee crease, just inside the tendon at the outer back of the knee."
  },
  "for": [
    "numb",
    "aching thigh and back of the knee",
    "cramps"
  ],
  "press": {
    "text": "Sit with the knee bent and press with a fingertip, about a minute each leg.",
    "seconds": 60,
    "sides": "both"
  },
  "cautions": [
    "A nerve runs beside this tendon: press gently, and ease off if it tingles."
  ],
  "source": "Zhenjiu Jiayi Jing, book 3",
  "url": "https://acupoints.com/en/points/bl38",
  "lastReviewed": "2026-08-24"
}