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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