ST35 Dubi (Calf's Nose)

Location

When knee is flexed point is at the lower border of the patella in the depression the lateral to the patellar ligament.

Indications

Conditions for which ST35 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

Protocols using ST35

The 50 best-sourced of 140, ranked by strength of evidence. The count above is the full figure.

• Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis Knee, Limited Range Of Motion Knee, Stiffness Knee – ST35, LV08 (doi:10.1186/1472-6882-2-3 ↗)
• Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis Knee, Disability Mobility – LI11, ST34, ST35, ST43, SP05, KD03, KD10, GB34 (doi:10.1093/ecam/nen080 ↗)
• Nausea, Bloating, Heartburn, Dyspepsia Functional, Abdominal Pain Epigastric, Early Satiety, Postprandial Fullness – ST32, ST33, ST35, ST38 (doi:10.1186/1745-6215-10-75 ↗)
• Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis Knee, Stiffness Knee, Functional Limitation Knee – ST34, ST35, ST36, SP09, SP10 (doi:10.1186/1472-6882-13-59 ↗)
• Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis Knee – ST35, ST36, SP06, SP09, BL60, KD03, GB34, GB39 (doi:10.1186/1745-6215-14-129 ↗)
• Spleen Deficiency, Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis Knee – ST35, SP01, SP02, SP09, HT08, BL39, LV01 (doi:10.1186/1745-6215-14-129 ↗)
• Kidney Deficiency, Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis Knee – LU08, ST35, SP03, SP09, BL39, KD03, KD07 (doi:10.1186/1745-6215-14-129 ↗)
• Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis Knee, Liver Deficiency – LU08, ST35, SP09, BL39, KD10, LV04, LV08 (doi:10.1186/1745-6215-14-129 ↗)
• Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis Knee, Gallbladder Deficiency – LI01, ST35, SP09, BL39, BL66, GB43, GB44 (doi:10.1186/1745-6215-14-129 ↗)
• Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis Knee, Bladder Deficiency – LI01, ST35, ST36, SP09, BL39, BL40, BL67 (doi:10.1186/1745-6215-14-129 ↗)
• Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis Knee, Stomach Deficiency – ST35, ST41, ST43, SP09, SI05, BL39, GB41 (doi:10.1186/1745-6215-14-129 ↗)
• Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis Knee, Stiffness Joint – ST06, ST34, ST35, ST36, SP04, SP05, SP06, SP09, SP10, BL20, BL40, BL57, BL58, BL60, BL62, KD03, KD10, GB33, GB34, LV08 (doi:10.1155/2013/182528 ↗)
• Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis Knee – ST35, ST36, SP06, SP09, BL60, KD03, GB34, GB39 (doi:10.1097/RHU.0b013e3182a21848 ↗)
• Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis Knee, Knee Problems, Stiffness Knee – ST35 (doi:10.1155/2013/870305 ↗)
• Joint Pain, Stiffness Joint, Deformity Joint, Fluorosis Skeletal, Bi-syndrome – LU05, LI04, LI11, LI15, ST35, ST40, ST41, SP06, SP10, BL10, BL17, TB04, GB29, GB30, GV03, GV14 (doi:10.1155/2013/839132 ↗)
• Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis Knee, Limited Mobility Knee – ST35 (doi:10.1186/ar4590 ↗)
• Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis Knee, Stiffness Knee – ST34, ST35, ST36, SP09, SP10 (doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0101973 ↗)
• Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis Knee – ST35 (doi:10.1038/srep06482 ↗)
• Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis Knee – ST35, SP06, SP09, GB34, GB39 (doi:10.1038/srep06482 ↗)
• Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis Knee, Stiffness Joint, Functional Disability Knee – ST34, ST35, SP10 (doi:10.1186/s13063-015-0636-y ↗)
• Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis Knee, Stiffness Morning, Disability Musculoskeletal – LI04, ST34, ST35, ST36, ST40, ST41, SP06, SP09, SP10, BL60, KD03, GB31, GB33, GB34, GB36, GB39, GB41, LV03, LV08 (doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2016-013830 ↗)
• Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis Knee, Stiffness Knee – ST35, ST36 (doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2016-012879 ↗)
• Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis Knee, Stiffness Knee, Functional Limitation Knee – ST35, ST36 (doi:10.1186/s13063-017-1846-2 ↗)
• Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis Knee, Stiffness Knee, Movement Disorder Knee – ST35, SP09, GB34 (doi:10.1186/s13063-017-1975-7 ↗)
• Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis Knee – ST34, ST35, ST36, SP09, SP10 (doi:10.1159/000447925 ↗)
• Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis Knee, Stiffness Knee, Disability Lower-extremity – ST35, ST36, SP09, SP10, GB34 (doi:10.1155/2019/1868107 ↗)
• Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis Knee, Stiffness Knee – ST35, ST36 (doi:10.1155/2019/1291947 ↗)
• Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis Knee, Stiffness Knee – ST34, ST35, SP10 (doi:10.1186/s13075-019-1899-6 ↗)
• Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis Knee, Knee Problems, Stiffness Knee – ST35 (doi:10.1007/s10103-019-02863-9 ↗)
• Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis Knee, Knee Problems, Stiffness Knee – ST35 (doi:10.1007/s10103-019-02863-9 ↗)
• Knee Pain, Swollen Knee, Stiffness Knee, Knee Osteoarthritis Problems – ST34, ST35, SP10, GB34 (doi:10.1186/s13063-020-04508-7 ↗)
• Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis Knee, Stiffness Knee, Restricted Range-of-motion Knee – ST35, ST36, SP06, SP09, BL40, GB33, GB34, LV08 (doi:10.1155/2020/1686952 ↗)
• Knee Pain, Swollen Knee, Injury Meniscal – ST35, ST36, SP10 (doi:10.1155/2020/2948292 ↗)
• Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis Knee, Balance Impaired, Fall Risk – ST34, ST35, ST36, SP09, SP10, GB34 (doi:10.1155/2020/3563584 ↗)
• Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis Knee, Stiffness Knee, Inflammation Joint – ST34, ST35, ST36, ST40, ST41, SP06, SP09, SP10, BL60, KD03, GB31, GB33, GB34, GB36, GB39, GB41, LV03, LV07, LV08 (doi:10.2147/JPR.S256950 ↗)
• Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis Knee, Stiffness Knee, Reduced Range-of-motion Knee – ST34, ST35, SP10 (doi:10.1186/s13018-021-02398-2 ↗)
• Knee Pain, Knee Problems, Stiffness Knee, Arthritis Knee Degenerative – ST34, ST35, ST36, SP09, SP10, KD10, GB33, GB34 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000030385 ↗)
• Knee Pain, Swollen Knee, Osteoarthritis Knee, Inflammation Joint, Bone Marrow Edema – ST34, ST35, ST36, SP09, SP10, GB34 (doi:10.3389/fneur.2022.1026441 ↗)
• Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis Knee – ST35, SP09, GB34 (doi:10.1111/cns.14153 ↗)
• Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis Knee, Knee Problems, Stiffness Knee – ST35 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000034537 ↗)
• Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis Knee, Knee Problems, Stiffness Knee – ST34, ST35, ST36, SP09, SP10, BL40, GB34 (doi:10.2147/JPR.S445770 ↗)
• Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis Knee, Knee Problems, Stiffness Knee – LI11, ST34, ST35, ST36, SP09, SP10, BL40, GB34 (doi:10.2147/JPR.S445770 ↗)
• Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis Knee, Stiffness Knee – ST34, ST35, ST36, SP10, GB34 (doi:10.13702/j.1000-0607.20210745 ↗)
• Knee Pain, Swollen Knee, Stiffness Knee, Knee Post-surgical Problems – ST34, ST35, ST36, SP09, SP10, BL24, BL25, BL40, GB34, LV08, LV09 (doi:10.2147/JPR.S453133 ↗)
• Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis Knee, Stiffness Knee – ST35, SP06, SP10, KD03, GB33, LV08 (doi:10.1186/s12906-025-04985-w ↗)
• Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis Knee, Stiffness Knee – ST34, ST35, ST36, SP10, BL18, BL23, GB33, GB34 (doi:10.1186/s12984-025-01692-y ↗)
• Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis Knee, Disability Mobility – ST34, ST35, ST36, SP09, SP10, BL40, GB34 (doi:10.1111/1756-185x.70398 ↗)
• Knee Pain, Swollen Knee, Osteoarthritis Knee, Stiffness Morning, Functional Impairment Knee – ST35 (doi:10.3389/fneur.2026.1699988 ↗)
• Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis Knee, Inflammation Joint – ST35, ST36, BL11, KD01, GB39 (doi:10.13702/j.1000-0607.20221256 ↗)
• Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis Knee – ST35, ST36 (doi:10.13702/j.1000-0607.20221256 ↗)

Most often selected alongside ST35

How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with ST35. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

• SP10Sea Of Blood82 protocols
• GB34Yang Mound Spring80 protocols
• ST36Leg Three Miles73 protocols
• ST34Ridge Mound71 protocols
• SP09Yin Mound Spring64 protocols
• XL05AMedial Eye Of The Knee45 protocols
• SP06Three Yin Intersection21 protocols
• GB33Yang Knee Gate20 protocols
• GB39Suspended Bell18 protocols
• BL40Middle Of The Crease15 protocols
• LV08Spring At The Bend15 protocols
• KD03Great Stream14 protocols

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