ST 34 Acupuncture Point

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

ST 34 Clinical Usages

• 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 Acupuncture Point Associations

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".

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".

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