ST 34 - Acupuncture Point - Liangqiu

ST 34 Names

• English Name: Beam Hill
• Pinyin Name: Liangqiu
• Chinese Character: 梁丘

Location

• With knee flexed, 2 cun above the superior lateral border of the patella on the line connecting with the ASIS.
• For point location tips, read our meridian notes; unsure about "cun" measurements, read what is a cun?.

ST 34 Clinical Uses

• Lateral knee issues, swelling, pain, difficult movement.
• Pain, motor control, circulation issues of the knee and/or lower leg.
• Excess & Acute issues of the Stomach and chest - acute Stomach pain, GERD, vomiting, acute breast pain.

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ST 34 Point Associations

ST 34 TCM Patterns

This point along with others in a proper point prescription may be used to balance the following TCM Patterns:

• Stomach Food Stagnation
• Stomach Rebellious Qi
• Spleen Qi Deficiency

For more on this, read "What Does Acupuncture Treat?" and "Point Prescription Guidelines".

ST 34 Conditions Treated

This point along with others in a proper point prescription may be used to balance the following Conditions / Symptoms:

• Knee Pain
• Parkinson's Disease (PD)
• Leg Pain
• Acid Reflux Disease (GERD)
• Vomiting
• Breast Distention
• Abdominal Pain

For more on this, read "What Does Acupuncture Treat?" and "Point Prescription Guidelines".