ST31

Biguan

Star

髀關 (Bìguān) — Thigh Joint

Stomach channel · point 31

Traditionally used for

  • Nerves & recovery
  • Pain & joints

Location

On the anterior thigh, at the intersection of a line drawn down from the anterior superior iliac spine and the level of the lower border of the pubic symphysis, in the depression lateral to sartorius.

Fig. — ST31 · Thigh
The femur — Gray's Anatomy plate
The femur Gray's Anatomy, 1918

Needling

Depth: 1.0–2.0 cun
Angle: Perpendicular

Functions

  • Expels wind and damp from the hip and thigh
  • Activates the channel and benefits the joint

Indications

Hip and thigh painnumbness and weakness of the legparalysis of the lower limblumbar pain radiating to the thigh

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