ST 37 Acupuncture Point

• English Name: Upper Great Hollow
• Pinyin Name: Shangjuxu
• Chinese Character: 上巨虛

ST 37 Clinical Usages

• Generally for excess and more acute disorders of the intestines and digestive system involving dampness and/or heat - diarrhea, dysentary, boborygmus, abdominal pain, bloating, distention, constipation.
• Sea of Blood Point - if excess the patient may have feelings of largeness, whereas, if deficient the patient may feel small.

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ST 37 Acupuncture Point Associations

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

• Stomach Fire
• Stomach Food Stagnation
• Blood Stagnation
• Spleen Blood 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:

• Dysentary
• Diarrhea
• Borborygmus
• Abdominal Pain
• Constipation
• Leukemia

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

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