03 ST37 Shangjuxu Upper Great Hollow 上巨虛穴
ST37 Shangjuxu
Upper Great Hollow

上巨虛穴

LOCATION

6 cun below Dubi (ST 35), 1 finger width lateral to the anterior crest of tibia.

Features

Lower He/Sea point of the LI Meridian.

Body Inches (cun)

Each person has his/her own personal body inches.
One cun is equal to the width of the Knuckle of the thumb.

Nerves, vascular

Deep peroneal nerve, lateral sural cutaneous nerve, branches of saphenous nerve, anterior tibial artery and vein.

Indication

Appendix inflammation,gastroenteritis,diarrhea,diarrhea,hernia,constipation,indigestion;sequelae of cerebral vascular disease,lower limb paralysis or spasm,knee pain and swelling. 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.

Combinations

Abdominal pain:ST37 & ST 25 & CV 06.
Constipation,diarrhea:ST37 & ST 36 & CV 06.
Enteritis,bacillary dysentery:ST37 & ST 25.

穴位

在小腿前外側,當犢鼻下6寸,距脛骨前緣一橫指。

特點

大腸經之下合穴。

同身寸

針灸取穴比量法。出自《千金要方》。

是指以患者本人體表的某些部位折定分寸,

作为量取穴位的長度單位。

穴區神經血管

腓深神經,腓腸外側皮神經,隱神經的分支,脛前動、靜脈。

適應症

闌尾 ​​炎,胃腸炎,泄瀉,痢疾,疝氣,便秘,消化不良;腦血管病後遺症,下肢麻痺或痙攣,膝關節腫痛。

穴位配伍療法

腹痛:1.上巨虛 2.天樞 3.氣海
便秘,泄瀉:1.上巨虛 2.足三里 3.氣海
腸炎,菌痢:1.上巨虛 2.天樞