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ST-37 Shangjuxu (上巨虛) — Upper Great Void
ST-37
Shangjuxu
上巨虛
Upper Great Void · Upper Great Hollow
Ponto He-Mar Inferior do Intestino GrossoPonto do Mar de SangueSafeMembro Inferior
Depth
01–1.5 cun3.0
Perpendicular insertion
Precautions
No standard precaution.
Location (classical)
On the anterior surface of the leg, 6 cun below ST-35, one finger-breadth lateral to the anterior crest of the tibia.
How to find it (practical)
Seated, with the knee flexed, locate the point 6 cun directly below Du Bi (ST-35), 1 cun lateral to the anterior crest of the tibia.
Anatomy
Tibialis anterior muscle. Extensor digitorum longus muscle. Innervated by the deep fibular nerve.
Needling
Perpendicular insertion 1.0–1.5 cun.
Etymology
Shang (上), upper; Ju (巨), great; Xu (虚), void. Between the tibia and the fibula, a great space is formed.
CLASSICAL SOURCELing Shu
Clinical Relations
Classical Combinations
Diarrhea, dysentery, intestinal disorders
Adjacent Points on the Meridian