Acupoint · ST36
Leg Three Li ST36
zu san li
Location
On the antero-lateral lower leg, 3 cun below ST35 (the outer knee-eye), one middle-finger-breadth lateral to the anterior border of the tibia.
Point-taking cue
Leg Three Li: the first line of the Four Command song — three cun below the knee.
Meridian
Stomach Meridian · Lower leg · Earth
Point categories
He-sea point, Lower He-sea point
Indications
Stomach pain, vomiting; described as a major strengthening point
Actions
As a he-sea point, said to govern counterflow qi and diarrhoea
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