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.

TCM actions

What classical sources say ST35 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.

Protocols using ST35

The 50 best-sourced of 192, ranked by strength of evidence. The count above is the full figure.

• Knee Pain, Chondromalacia Patellae – ST32, ST34, ST35, ST40, SP06, SP10, KD03 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(09)60039-x ↗)
• Osteoarthritis Knee – ST34, ST35, SP10, GB33, GB34 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(09)60075-3 ↗)
• Osteoarthritis Knee – ST26, ST34, ST35, SP10, SP15, GB33, GB34, CV04, CV06, CV12 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(09)60075-3 ↗)
• Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis Knee, Stiffness Knee – ST35, SP10, GB34 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(08)60028-x ↗)
• 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 ↗)
• 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 – 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 – ST34, ST35, SP10 (doi:10.1186/s13075-019-1899-6 ↗)
• 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 ↗)
• Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis Knee, Stiffness Knee – ST34, ST35, ST36, SP09, SP10, GB34 (doi:10.1155/2012/570431 ↗)
• Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis Knee, Stiffness Knee, Muscle Weakness – ST34, ST35, ST36, SP09, SP10, GB34 (doi:10.1016/j.jare.2013.02.003 ↗)
• Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis Knee, Stiffness Knee – ST35, ST36, SP09, GB34 (doi:10.3831/KPI.2012.15.011 ↗)
• Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis Knee, Inflammation Joint – ST34, ST35, SP09, SP10, GB34 (doi:10.1186/s13063-019-4034-8 ↗)
• Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis Knee, Stiffness Joint, Limited Mobility Knee – ST34, ST35, SP10, GB34 (doi:10.1186/s13063-020-04827-9 ↗)
• Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis Knee, Stiffness Knee – ST34, ST35, ST36, SP10 (doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e17805 ↗)
• Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis Knee, Stiffness Knee – ST34, ST35, ST36, SP06, SP09, SP10, GB34, GB39, LV03 (doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e17805 ↗)
• Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis Knee, Functional Disability Knee, Joint Stiffness Knee – ST34, ST35, SP09, SP10, GB34 (doi:10.1007/s40122-025-00713-x ↗)
• Knee Pain, Swollen Knee, Osteoarthritis Knee, Stiffness Knee – ST34, ST35, ST36, SP09, SP10, GB34 (doi:10.2196/75547 ↗)
• Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis Knee – ST34, ST35, ST36, SP09, SP10, GB34 (doi:10.4314/ajtcam.v13i2.15 ↗)
• Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis Knee, Degeneration Joint – ST35, GB34 (doi:10.14406/acu.2025.001 ↗)
• Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis Knee – ST34, ST35, ST36, SP09, SP10, GB34 (doi:10.19763/j.cnki.2096-7403.2023.10.02 ↗)
• Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis Knee, Liver-kidney Deficiency – LU05, LI10, LI11, LI12, ST34, ST35, ST36, SP09, TB09, GB34 (doi:10.27879/d.cnki.ggxzy.2024.000325 ↗)

Most often selected alongside ST35

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

• GB34Yang Mound Spring112 protocols
• SP10Sea Of Blood106 protocols
• XL05AMedial Eye Of The Knee103 protocols
• ST36Leg Three Miles96 protocols
• ST34Ridge Mound95 protocols
• SP09Yin Mound Spring87 protocols
• XL02Crane's Summit33 protocols
• GB39Suspended Bell26 protocols
• GB33Yang Knee Gate23 protocols
• SP06Three Yin Intersection22 protocols
• BL40Middle Of The Crease16 protocols
• LI11Pond At The Bend15 protocols

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