ST 36 Acupuncture Point - Zu San Li - Stomach Meridian
Submitted by yyh_staff on Tue, 2006-05-23 13:10.
- Chinese Name Zusanli
- English Name Leg Three Li
- Location: 3 cun below ST 35, one finger width lateral from the anterior border of the tibia.
- Point Associations:
- He Sea Point
- Lower Lower He Sea Point of the ST
- Earth Point
- Sea of Water and Grain Point
- Command Point of the Abdomen
- Actions & Effects:
- Tonify deficient Qi a/or Blood.
- Tonify Wei Qi.
- All issues involving the Stomach a/or the Spleen.
- Clear disorders along the course of the channel - breast problems, lower leg pain.
- Earth as the mother of Metal - will support Lung function in cases of asthma, wheezing, dyspnea.
- Psychological/Emotional disorders - PMS, depression, nervousness.
- 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
Sources and More Information
The information on our site is drawn from our own lecture notes and clinical experience. The following lecture notes were used within this section:
- Ferro, Barbara: New England School of Acupuncture, Point Location Lecture Notes
- Harstein, Rachel: New England School of Acupuncture, Actions & Effects Lecture Notes
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