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Acupoint:Zusanli(ST36)

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Acupoint:Zusanli

This channel starts from the side of the nose (Point Yingxiang LI20), and ascends to the root of the nose,meeting the Urinary Bladder Channel (at Point Jingming, BL1 ). Then it descends along the lateral side of the nose and enters into the upper gum. Emerging and curving round the lips, it passes downwards and connects with the symmetrical channel at Point Chengjiang(RN24) in the sulcus mentolabiabialis. And it runs along the posterior-inferior side of the parotid gland, through Point Daying(ST5), and Point Jiaehe(ST6) in succession, and then ascends in front of the ear. through Point Shangguan (GB3), the point of the Gall Bladder Channel of Foot-Shaoyang. And finally, it runs along the hairline and reaches the forehead (Point Touwei, ST8).

Location:On the anterior lateral side of the leg,3 cnu below Dubi(ST35) ,one finger breadth (middle finger)from the anterior crest of the tibia.
Indicatons:Gastric pain ,abdominal disternsion,vomiting,diarrhea,dysentery,emaciation due to general deficiency,constipation,acute appendictitis,numbnessand pain of the lower extremities,edema,manic-depressive psychosis.
Method:Puncture perpendicularly 0.5-1.2 inches. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The anterior tibial artery and vein.
Innervation: Superficially, the lateral sural cutaneous nerve and the cutaneous
branch of the saphenous nerve; deeper,the deep peroneal nerve.