ST 37 - Acupuncture Point - Shangjuxu

ST 37 - Acupuncture Point - Shangjuxu

ST 37 Names

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

ST 37 Location

6 cun below ST 35, one finger width lateral from the anterior border of the tibia.
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ST 37 Image

Actions & Effects:

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.

ST 37 Related Conditions

ST 37 Point Associations

Lower He Sea Point of the LI
Sea of Blood Point

Related TCM Patterns:

◦ Stomach Fire ◦ Stomach Food Stagnation ◦ Blood Stagnation ◦ Spleen Blood Deficiency

The (ST) Stomach Meridian has 45 points:

Nearby Acupuncture Points and Usages

Graphic	Point	Clinical Functions
	SP 8 Earth's Crux	Xi Cleft Point - acute and painful menstrual issues due to Blood stagnation - clotting, fibroids, dysmenorrhea, irregular menstruation. Male infertility - seminal emission, depleted essence.
¤	LV 6 Central Metropolis	Acute hepatitis. Pain along the channel, genital region or medial knee.
¤	GB 35 Yang Intersection	Local Point.
¤	GB 36 Outer Hill	Mentioned in the Bronze Man for treating rabies w/rage, fever, convulsions - moxa 3 cones after bite. Acute cholecystitis. Acute painful skin conditions

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