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| acupoint | Tiaokou |
| alias | Qianchengshan |
| meridian | foot yangming stomach meridian |
| international code | ST38 |
bubble_chart Etymology _en.webp)
At anterolateral side of lower leg, 8 cun below Dubi (ST35), one finger-width (middle finger) lateral to the anterior border of the tibia. At the midpoint of anterolateral lower leg, within tibialis anterior muscle, and level with Fenglong (ST40) on the lateral side.
"Tiao" (條), strip; "kou" (口), mouth. The point is located in tibialis anterior muscle, which is long and narrow like a "strip". Additionally, it lies between tibia and fibula, and when pressed, it feels hollow and wide, resembling a "mouth", hence its name.
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Tiaokou (ST38) acupoint
(adapted from "Meridians and Acupoints")
(adapted from "Meridians and Acupoints")
- Zhenjiu Jiayi Jing: "One cun above Xialian (LI8)".
- Muscle: tibialis anterior.
- Nerve: lateral sural cutaneous nerve and the cutaneous branch of saphenous nerve, the deep layer is deep peroneal nerve.
- Vessels: anterior tibial artery and vein.
Perpendicular insertion 1 to 2 cun. Moxibustion with moxa cone 3 to 5 minutes, moxibustion with moxa stick 5 to 15 minutes.
Regulate intestines and stomach, promote qi, clear heat.
- Classical: shin disease, foot weakness preventing wearing shoes, inability to sleep due to cold shin, foot and shin pain, foot atrophy, cold foot, epigastralgia, intestinal hernia, diarrhea, sore throat, swelling of knee and thigh, swelling of the instep with cramping, cold and aching pain with swelling, damp Bi syndrome, heat under feet.
- Modern: scapulohumeral periarthritis (shoulder pain and inability to lift).