Acupuncture Points on the Stomach Channel of Foot Yang Ming
Activates the channel and alleviates painDispels wind-damp
Pain in the lumbar and iliac region, coldness of the knee, paralysis or motor impairment and pain of the lower extremities, beriberi.
Where is ST-32 located?
- A Manual of Acupuncture (p. 155): On the thigh, on a line drawn between the lateral border of the patella and the anterior superior iliac spine, in a depression 6 cun proximal to the superior border of the patella.
- Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (p. 153): On the line connecting the anterior superior iliac spine and lateral border of the patella, 6 cun above the laterosuperior border of the patella.
Puncture perpendicularly 1.0-1.5 inches. Moxibustion is applicable.
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