Close (earth) hole.

[Origin]

It is located three inches below the knee, so it is called "three miles". Suwen ‧Zunjie: "The so-called three-li is three inches below the knee." To distinguish it from Shousanli (LI10), Shengji Zonglu titled it "Zusanli (ST36)" )".

[Location]

Cross section of Zusanli acupoint
(quoted from "Acupoint Anatomy of Yan Zhenguo")

Zusanli (ST36) acupoint
(quoted from "Meridians and Acupoints")

anterolateral calf, Outer Xiyan (EX-LE5) (Dubi (ST35)) 3 inches below, one finger (middle finger) outside the front edge of the tibia, in the middle of the tibialis anterior muscle.

• Lingshu‧Benshu: "Three inches below the knee, outside the calluses."
• Zhenjiu Zishengjing: "Every time with the thumb and second finger Circle the knee, use the place of the middle finger as the point, or use the place of the little finger as the point, but it cannot be located under the knee patella, it is in the big tendon of the Xia (ST35). Three inches below is three li. If you choose the point three inches below the knee, it may be too high." >: "It must be pointed on the outer side of the calluses."

[Anatomy]

• Muscles: tibialis anterior, extensor digitorum longus on the outside.
• Nerve: The lateral sural cutaneous nerve and the cutaneous branch of the saphenous nerve, the deep layer is the deep peroneal nerve.
• Vessels: Anterior tibial artery and vein.

[Manipulation]

Perpendicular insertion 1 to 2 inches. moxa cone moxibustion 5 ~ 7 strong, moxibustion with moxa stick 10 ~ 20 minutes.

[Efficacy]

Regulating the spleen and stomach, clearing heat and resolving dampness, reducing inverse conditions and promoting qi, strengthening the body and strengthening the vitality.

• Classical: epigastralgia, fullness of diaphragm and pharynx, fluid retention, vomiting, vomiting, bowel sounds, abdominal pain, constipation or diarrhea, cholera, palpitation, fullness of chest and hypochondrium, swelling and pain of lower abdomen, Indigestion, difficulty in urination, five kinds of strain, weight loss, seven damages, asthenia, fever, fatigue and body heat, epilepsy, heavy head and forehead pain, crooked mouth, pharyngeal paralysis, acute mastitis, eye disease, inability to farsightedness, Swollen limbs, sore knees, athlete's foot, and swollen feet cannot be ignored. Lumbago and paralysis are not allowed.
• Modern: Indigestion, acute and chronic gastritis, reflux gastritis, gastric and duodenal ulcers, gastrointestinal motility disorders, gastroparesis, Youmen (KI21) spasm, intestinal obstruction, bacillary dysentery, acute and Chronic enteritis, Lanwei (EX-LE7) inflammation, acute pancreatitis and other digestive system diseases. Weakness, shock, anemia, hypertension, hepatitis, jaundice, asthma, epilepsy, neurasthenia, hyperlipidemia, leukopenia, pain wind and allergic diseases, urinary and reproductive system diseases.

[Recipe]

• Foot pain and knee swelling: Sanli, Xuanzhong (GB39), Erling (Yinlingquan (SP9), Yanglingquan (GB34)), Sanyinjiao (SP6), Taichong (LR3).
• Chronic enteritis: Zusanli (ST36), Tianshu (ST25), Shangjuxu (ST37), Guanyuan (CV4), Xingjian (LR2), Wailing (ST26).
• Prevent eclampsia attacks or reduce symptoms: Zusanli (ST36), Neiguan (PC6), Daling (PC7), Yanglingquan (GB34), Taiyang (EX-HN5), Jianwaishu (SI14).
• Pancreatitis: Zusanli (ST36), Xiajuxu (ST39), Yanglingquan (GB34), Neiguan (PC6).
• Hypertension: Zusanli (ST36), Quchi (LI11), Neiguan (PC6), Sanyinjiao (SP6).
• syncope: Zusanli (ST36), Baihui (GV20), Renzhong, Hegu (LI4), Taichong (LR3).
• The remaining heat is endless: Zusanli (ST36), Quchi (LI11), Hegu (LI4).
• vomiting: Zusanli (ST36), Neiguan (PC6), Gongsun (SP4), Zhongwan (CV12).
• hiccup: Zusanli (ST36), Zhongwan (CV12), Neiguan (PC6), Geshu (BL17), Tiantu (CV22) .
• Epigastric pain: Zusanli (ST36), Zhongwan (CV12), Neiguan (PC6).
• morning sickness: Zusanli (ST36), Neiguan (PC6), Shangwan (CV13).