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    ST 36
    Zusanli
    zú sān lǐ ( 足三里 )
    Leg Three Li, Leg Three Miles, Three Miles of the Foot
    Foot Yangming - ST Channel

    Earth

    Earth Element

Zusanli (ST 36)

Location

3 cun below Dubi (ST 35), one finger-breadth lateral to the anterior border of the tibia.

Indications
  • Indigestion, gastric pain, vomiting, hiccup, abdominal distension, borborygmus, diarrhea, dysentery, constipation, enteritis
  • Mastitis
  • Pain of the knee joint and leg, beriberi, edema
  • Cough, asthma
  • Emaciation due to general deficiency
  • Apoplexy, hemiplegia 
  • Dizziness, insomnia, mania
Applications
  • Tonifies and harmonizes the Stomach and Spleen, resolves dampness
  • Tonifies qi, nourishes blood and yin
  • Clears fire, calms the spirit
  • Activates the channel and alleviates pain
Balance Method: 
Techniques

Needle perpendicularly 0.5-1.2 cun.

Remarks
Special Points Remarks: 
He Sea Point (Earth) - ST
Lower He Sea Point - ST
Command Point - Abdomen
4 Sea Point - Nourishment