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ST-37

上巨虚

Shàng Jù Xū

Shangjuxu

Location · 定位

小腿前外侧，犊鼻下6寸，胫骨前嵴外一横指处

On the anterolateral aspect of the lower leg, 6 cun below ST-35 (Dubi), one finger-breadth lateral to the anterior crest of the tibia

Needling

直刺 1–1.5 寸

可灸

Special Categories

大肠之下合穴

Actions · 功效

regulates the intestines and stomach
frees the channels and network vessels
regulates qi and disperses stagnation

Indications · 主治

腹痛、腹胀、泄泻、痢疾abdominal pain, distension, diarrhea, dysentery
肠痈（阑尾炎）intestinal abscess (appendicitis)
下肢痿痹lower limb atrophy and impediment

Draft

Footnotes · 引用

[1]Deadman, Manual of Acupuncture 2nd ed.

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@misc{bencaodian-shang-ju-xu,
  author       = {{Bencaodian Editorial}},
  title        = {Shàng Jù Xū 上巨虚 (Shangjuxu) — ST-37},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {Bencao Dian: A Bilingual Knowledge Graph of Traditional Chinese Medicine},
  url          = {https://bencaodian.org/en/acupoints/shang-ju-xu},
  urldate      = {2026-04-16},
  note         = {CC BY-SA 4.0}
}

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