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S. Intestine
BIGUAN
ST-31

ful obstruction of the knees, inability to extend and

bend the knee, lumbar pain, jaundice.

ThighBladder
Gate
Kidney
LOCATION
Pericardium

COMMENTARY

On the
upper thigh, in a depression just
Sanjiao
lateral to the sartorius muscle, at the junction
Gall Bladder
of a vertical line drawn downward from the anterior
Liver
superior
iliac spine, and a horizontal line drawn level with
Conception
the lower
border of the pubic symphysis.
Governing

Extra Points

anterior superior
iliac spine

Biguan ST-31

lower border of
pubic symphisis

sartorius

Biguan ST-31 (Thigh Gate) is located close to the pivotal hip

region, the gate of the lower limb. According to the Spiritual Pivot19 Yangming channel is abundant in qi and
blood, and points of both arm and foot yangming channel
are much used clinically to promote the circulation of qi and
blood in the extremities, rendering them ideal for treating
numbness, paralysis, stiffness and pain in the four limbs.
Biguan ST-31 is an important point to regulate the
circulation of qi and blood in the leg as a whole, and in the
Stomach channel in particular. In this respect it may be
viewed as the equivalent point on the lower limb of Jianyu
L.I.-15 on the upper limb. Its main applications are in the
treatment of atrophy disorder, hemiplegia and painful
obstruction of the whole leg, or in the treatment of pain
from the hip radiating down the Stomach channel. In such
cases it is frequently combined in the chain and lock
method with Zusanli ST-36 and Jiexi ST-41. A number of
classics also specifically recommend Biguan ST-31 for
cold painful obstruction of the knees and for lumbar pain.
COMBINATIONS

Numbness of the knee: Biguan ST-31, Dubi ST-35,

and Yanglingquan GB-34 (Supplementing Life).
Weakness and paralysis of the legs: Biguan ST-31,
Zusanli ST-36, Yanglingquan GB-34, Xuanzhong
GB-39 and Jiexi ST-41.

LOCATION NOTE

The horizontal level may also be taken as approximately

the most prominent point of the greater trochanter.
NEEDLING

Perpendicular or oblique insertion 1 to 2 cun.

ACTIONS

Activates the channel and alleviates pain

Dispels wind-damp
INDICATIONS

Atrophy disorder and painful obstruction of the

lower limb, hemiplegia, numbness of the legs, cold
damp leg qi, pain of the hip joint, pain of the thigh,
sciatica, contraction of the thigh muscles, cold pain-