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Heart
S. Intestine
FUTU
ST-32

Shan disorder, abdominal distention with diminished qi, diseases of the eight regions in women,
mania, ghost talk, urticaria, heavy head.

Bladder
Crouching
Rabbit
Kidney
LOCATION
Pericardium
On the
thigh, on a line drawn between the
Sanjiao
lateral border of the patella and the anterior
Gall Bladder
superior iliac spine, in a depression 6 cun
Liverto the superior border of the patella.
proximal
Conception

Governing
Extra Points

COMMENTARY

Although principally used for channel disorders of the

lower limb, the Sagelike Prescriptions from the Taiping Era
recommends Futu ST-32 for diseases of the eight regions
in women. These are i. the external genitals, ii. the breast,
iii. disorders of pregnancy, iv. post-partum disorders, v.
uterine bleeding, vi. leucorrhoea, vii. menstruation and
viii. abdominal masses.
COMBINATIONS

11 cun

prominence of
greater trochanter

6 cun

Futu ST-32

superior border of
the patella

LOCATION NOTE

Divide the distance between the prominence of the greater

trochanter and the upper border of the patella into thirds;
this point is located just superior to the junction of the
lower and middle thirds.
NEEDLING

Perpendicular or oblique insertion 1 to 2 cun.

ACTIONS

Activates the channel and alleviates pain

Dispels wind-damp
INDICATIONS

Painful obstruction and atrophy disorder of the

lower limb, leg qi, pain, numbness and contraction of
the muscles of the thigh, coldness and pain of the
knee, weakness of the knee, lumbar pain, contraction
of the arm.

Wind leg qi: first moxa Fengshi GB-31 then moxa

Futu ST-32 (Thousand Ducat Formulas).