Acupuncture Points on the Stomach Channel of Foot Yang Ming
- Point of the Sea and Blood
Moves Small Intestine Qi and transforms stagnationRegulates and harmonizes the intestines and clears damp-heat Activates the channel and alleviates pain
Lower abdominal pain, backache referring to the testis, mastitis, numbness and paralysis of the lower extremities.
Where is ST-39 located?
- A Manual of Acupuncture (p. 164): On the lower leg, 3 cun inferior to Shangjuxu ST-37, one finger-breadth lateral to the anterior crest of the tibia.
- Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (p. 155): 9 cun below Dubi (ST-35), and one finger breadth (middle finger) from the anterior border of the tibia.
Puncture perpendicularly 0.5-1.0 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
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