ST37

Shangjuxu

Star

上巨虛 (Shàngjùxū) — Upper Great Void

Stomach channel · point 37

Lower He-Sea point of the Large IntestineSea of Blood point

Location

On the anterior lower leg, 6 cun below ST35, one finger-breadth lateral to the anterior crest of the tibia.

Needling

Depth: 1.0–2.0 cun
Angle: Perpendicular

Functions

  • Regulates the intestines and resolves damp-heat
  • Relieves abdominal pain and diarrhoea
  • Activates the channel

Indications

Diarrhoea and dysenteryconstipationabdominal pain and borborygmusappendicitisleg weakness and paralysis

Clinical Notes

The Lower He-Sea of the Large Intestine — the distal point of first choice for intestinal disease, and a key point in acute appendicitis.

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