ST32

Futu

Star

伏兔 (Fútù) — Crouching Rabbit

Stomach channel · point 32

Traditionally used for

  • Nerves & recovery
  • Pain & joints

Location

On the anterior thigh, on the line connecting the anterior superior iliac spine and the lateral border of the patella, 6 cun above the upper border of the patella.

Fig. — ST32 · Thigh
The femur — Gray's Anatomy plate
The femur Gray's Anatomy, 1918

Needling

Depth: 1.0–2.0 cun
Angle: Perpendicular

Functions

  • Activates the channel and relieves pain
  • Expels wind and cold from the leg

Indications

Knee and thigh pain and coldnessnumbness and weakness of the lower limbparalysisberiberi

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