Stomach Channel

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YINSHI ST-33
Yin Market
LOCATION
On the thigh, on a line drawn between the
lateral border of the patella and the anterior
superior iliac spine, in a depression 3 cun
proximal to the superior border of the patella.
LOCATION NOTE
i. Locate Yinshi ST-33 one handbreadth proximal to the
upper border of the patella; ii. Locate Yinshi ST-33 midway
between Futu ST-32 and the upper border of the patella.
NEEDLING
Perpendicular or oblique insertion 1 to 1.5 cun.
ACTIONS
Activates the channel and alleviates pain
Dispels wind-damp
INDICATIONS
Sensation like cold water in the lumbar region and legs,
difficulty in stretching and bending the leg, atrophy dis-
order and painful obstruction of the leg, leg qi, weakness
of the leg and knee, pain of the thigh and knee.
prominence of
greater trochanter
superior border of
the patella
1
1

c
u
n
3

c
u
n
Futu ST-32
Yinshi ST-33
3

c
u
n
anterior superior
iliac spine
Wasting and thirsting disorder, cold shan disorder,
distention and pain of the abdomen, oedema with en-
larged abdomen.
COMBINATIONS
Lack of strength in the legs: Yinshi ST-33 and Fengshi
GB-31 (Ode of the Jade Dragon).
Pain of the legs and lumbar region: Yinshi ST-33,
Huantiao GB-30, Fengshi GB-31, Weizhong BL-40,
Kunlun BL-60, Chengshan BL-57 and Shenmai BL-62
(Great Compendium).
Redness, swelling and pain of the knees: Yinshi
ST-33, Xiguan LIV-7, Weizhong BL-40 and Zusanli
ST-36 (Great Compendium).
Disorders of the knee and the region above the knee: moxa
Yinshi ST-33 and Huantiao GB-30 (Great Compendium).
Cold abdominal shan disorder: Yinshi ST-33, Ganshu
BL-18 and Taixi KID-3 (Great Compendium).
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CONTENTS
Lung
L. Intestine
Stomach
Spleen
Heart
S. Intestine
Bladder
Kidney
Pericardium
Sanjiao
Gall Bladder
Liver
Conception
Governing
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