Traditionally used for
- Nerves & recovery
- Pain & joints
Location
On the anterolateral thigh, on the line connecting the anterior superior iliac spine and the lateral end of the base of the patella, 6 cun above the base of the patella.
How to locate: Measure 6 cun above the lateral end of the base of the patella on the line toward the anterior superior iliac spine. As a check, the point lies about one third of the way from the patella to the tip of the greater trochanter, in a depression in the quadriceps.
Distances are in cun, a proportional unit — how to measure.
3D view
3D view not available for this point: its position can't be carried onto the 3D model reliably (it failed a placement check). The 2D maps above show it.
Needling
Cited needling
Techniques — the source gives these as alternatives:
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Perpendicular insertionDepth 1–2 cunskindeeper
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Oblique insertionDepth 1–2 cunskindeeper
Depths describe average adult habitus in the cited population, never a single safe number for the patient in front of you. Palpate and adjust.
Sources (1)
- Deadman P, Al-Khafaji M, Baker K. A Manual of Acupuncture. Hove: Journal of Chinese Medicine Publications; 1998 — p. 155 Supports: techniques (names this point)
Site notes · not cited
Functions
- Activates the channel and relieves pain
- Expels wind, damp and cold from the leg
Indications
Balance Method partners
Under Dr. Tan's six systems, ST32 at the thigh balances these channels at the regions its segment images.
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1. Same Chinese nameLarge Intestine channelUpper arm · Mirror (arm ↔ leg)Forearm · Reversed mirrorLower abdomen, Sacrum · Image, head at the hand/footSolve for the Large Intestine channel →
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2. Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong)Pericardium channelUpper arm · Mirror (arm ↔ leg)Forearm · Reversed mirrorLower abdomen, Sacrum · Image, head at the hand/footSolve for the Pericardium channel →
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3. Interior–exterior pairSpleen channelThigh · Same segment, opposite sideLower abdomen, Sacrum · Image, head at the hand/footSolve for the Spleen channel →
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4. Chinese clock oppositePericardium channelUpper arm · Mirror (arm ↔ leg)Forearm · Reversed mirrorLower abdomen, Sacrum · Image, head at the hand/footSolve for the Pericardium channel →
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5. Chinese clock neighbourLarge Intestine channelUpper arm · Mirror (arm ↔ leg)Forearm · Reversed mirrorLower abdomen, Sacrum · Image, head at the hand/footSolve for the Large Intestine channel →
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6. Same channelStomach channelThigh · Same segment, opposite sideLower abdomen, Sacrum · Image, head at the hand/footSolve for the Stomach channel →
Similar Points
Sources
- World Health Organization. WHO Standard Acupuncture Point Locations in the Western Pacific Region. Manila: WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific, 2008. (Location.)
- Focks C, ed. Atlas of Acupuncture. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone Elsevier, 2008. (Locating method and actions.)
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