ST 39 Acupuncture Point - Xia Ju Xu - Stomach Meridian
- Chinese Name Xiajuxu
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English Name Lower Great Hollow
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Location: 9 cun below ST 35, one finger width lateral from the anterior border of the tibia.
- Point Associations:
- Lower He Sea Point of the SI
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Sea of Blood Point
- Actions & Effects:
- Disorders of the Small Intestine organ - abdominal pain, diarrhea, dysentary.
- SI channel problems - breast issues, mastitis, pain/swelling/numbness along channel.
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Local point for lower leg issues - pain, numbness, motor control, atrophy.
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Stomach Meridian Points (45):
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45
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