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ST-31 Thigh Joint
髀关 〔髀關〕bì guān
Channel: ST, Foot Yáng Brightness (yáng míng) Stomach Channel
Modern location: An acupoint located on the upper thigh, straight below the anterior superior iliac spine (asis), in the depression on the lateral side of the sartorius muscle.
Classic location: In the crease behind the crouching rabbit [i.e., the rise of flesh in the center of the thigh]. (Zhēn Jiǔ Dà Chéng)
Local anatomy: At the deep level, the branches of the lateral circumflex femoral artery and vein. The lateral femoral cutaneous nerve.
Action: Warms the channels and quickens the network vessels; courses wind and disperses cold.
Modern indications: Lumbar pain and
Classic indications: Pain in the lumbus and cold in the knees; abdominal pain; numbness and tingling of the lower extremities; jaundice.
Needle stimulus: Needling: 0.5‒1.5 cùn perpendicular insertion. Moxa: 3 cones; pole 5‒15 min.
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