ST-34 (Liang Qiu) Beam Hill

ST-34 (Liang Qiu) Beam Hill

Acupuncture Points on the Stomach Channel of Foot Yang Ming

  • Xi (Cleft) Point

Actions:

  • Activates the channel and alleviates pain
  • Harmonizes the Stomach and alleviates pain
  • Moderates acute conditions

Indications:

  • Pain and numbness of the knee, gastric pain, mastitis, motor impairment of the lower extremities.

Pont Location:

  • A Manual of Acupuncture: On the thigh, on a line drawn between the lateral border of the patella and the anterior superior iliac spine, in a depression 2 cun proximal to the superior border of the patella.
  • Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion: When the knee is flexed, the point is 2 cun above the laterosuperior border of the patella.

Needling Method:

  • Puncture perpendicularly 0.5-1.0 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.

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