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Neijing

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ST-37

Shangjuxu

Upper Great Void

También conocido comoUpper Great Emptiness · Upper Void · Great Fullness of the Upper Parts

Canal
Estómago
Clasificación
He-Mar, Mar

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Localización

  1. 01On the lower leg, one finger's breadth lateral to the tibia's anterior crest, 3 cun below ST-36 Zusanli — roughly a handbreadth beneath it.
  2. 026 cun distal to ST-35 Dubi, one middle-finger's breadth lateral to the tibia's anterior crest.

Punción

  1. 01Insert perpendicularly or obliquely, 1–1.5 cun.
  2. 02Needle perpendicularly, 0.5–1.2 cun.
  3. 03Moxibustion may be used.

Funciones del punto

  • Lower He-Sea Point of the Large Intestine
  • Point of the Sea of Blood
  • He-Sea Point of the Middle Jiao

Acciones

  • Regulates Intestinal function
  • Resolves Stagnation
  • Drains and cools Damp-Heat
  • Relieves diarrhea and dysentery
  • Harmonizes Spleen and Stomach
  • Frees the channel
  • Relieves pain
  • Removes Dampness and Stagnation
  • Clears accumulations and Stagnation
  • Resolves food retention
  • Settles asthma

Indicaciones

  • Intestinal rumbling
  • Intestinal rumbling with diarrhea
  • Diarrhea
  • Diarrhea containing undigested food
  • Diarrhea from a Cold attack in winter
  • Long-standing diarrhea
  • Dysentery
  • Large Intestine Heat
  • Deficiency of Large Intestine Qi
  • Abscess of the intestine
  • Sharp, cutting intestinal pain
  • Constipation
  • Pain of the abdomen
  • Distention of the abdomen
  • Pain around the navel with inability to stand for extended periods
  • Darkened urine
  • Cold and pain deep in the bone marrow
  • Leg weakness
  • Knee swelling from Wind or from edema
  • Pain and heaviness in the feet
  • A feeling of Cold in the back
  • A choking, suffocating sensation
  • Excessive sweating
  • Appendicitis
  • Paralysis from Windstroke
  • Indigestion
  • Numbness in the Kidney area
  • Foot pain with inability to flex it
  • Cold in the hands and feet
  • Knee arthritis
  • Beriberi
  • Breathlessness
  • Dizziness
  • Stiffness and pain of the legs
  • Heat in the Stomach
  • Weak, Deficient Spleen and Stomach
  • Insufficient Zang (organ) Qi
  • Consumptive disease
  • Shortness of breath
  • Dyspnea that makes walking difficult
  • Running Piglet Qi
  • Fullness in the chest and lateral costal region
  • Facial swelling
  • Mania
  • Dislike of hearing people speak
  • Hemiplegia
  • Leg Qi disorder
  • Numbness and Bi syndrome of the leg
  • Tightening and pain along the front of the shin
  • Abnormal sensation (paresthesia) in the hands and feet
  • Unable to remain standing
  • Colic
  • Damp-induced muscular atrophy
  • Anorexia
  • Enteritis, acute or chronic
  • Gastritis, acute or chronic
  • Foot Qi disorder
  • Paralysis of the legs
  • Tuberculosis
  • Weak Intestinal function
  • Deficiency of Blood
  • Anemia
  • Cerebral anemia
  • Loose, foul-smelling stool containing mucus and Blood
  • Obstruction of the intestines
  • Overall disorientation
  • Weakness of the Spleen and Stomach

Combinaciones

  • For dark, difficult urination, and for diarrhea caused by indigestion

  • Bacillary dysentery

  • Enteritis and dysentery

Notas

  • It addresses a broad range of Intestinal disorders.
  • It suits chronic colon problems generally, diarrhea in particular.
  • It balances the upper body relative to the legs by draining and dispersing Excess Yang Qi downward and outward.
  • It is favored over LI-11 Quchi for treating Large Intestine problems.

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