Stomach Channel

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FUTU ST-32
Crouching Rabbit
LOCATION
On the thigh, on a line drawn between the
lateral border of the patella and the anterior
superior iliac spine, in a depression 6 cun
proximal to the superior border of the patella.
LOCATION NOTE
Divide the distance between the prominence of the greater
trochanter and the upper border of the patella into thirds;
this point is located just superior to the junction of the
lower and middle thirds.
NEEDLING
Perpendicular or oblique insertion 1 to 2 cun.
ACTIONS
Activates the channel and alleviates pain
Dispels wind-damp
INDICATIONS
Painful obstruction and atrophy disorder of the
lower limb, leg qi, pain, numbness and contraction of
the muscles of the thigh, coldness and pain of the
knee, weakness of the knee, lumbar pain, contraction
of the arm.
Shan disorder, abdominal distention with dimin-
ished qi, diseases of the eight regions in women,
mania, ghost talk, urticaria, heavy head.
COMMENTARY
Although principally used for channel disorders of the
lower limb, the Sagelike Prescriptions from the Taiping Era
recommends Futu ST-32 for diseases of the eight regions
in women. These are i. the external genitals, ii. the breast,
iii. disorders of pregnancy, iv. post-partum disorders, v.
uterine bleeding, vi. leucorrhoea, vii. menstruation and
viii. abdominal masses.
COMBINATIONS
Wind leg qi: first moxa Fengshi GB-31 then moxa
Futu ST-32 (Thousand Ducat Formulas).
prominence of
greater trochanter
superior border of
the patella
1
1

c
u
n
Futu ST-32
6

c
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n
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Lung
L. Intestine
Stomach
Spleen
Heart
S. Intestine
Bladder
Kidney
Pericardium
Sanjiao
Gall Bladder
Liver
Conception
Governing
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