Atlas of Acupuncture

4 Acupuncture Points of the Twelve Primary Channels

Location

On the thigh, on a line connecting the lateral patellar border and

the anterior superior iliac spine, 6 cun superior to the upper, lat-

eral border of the patella.

How to find

Divide the distance between the tip of the greater trochanter and

the lateral upper border of the patella into three sections. ST-32

is located at the junction of the lower and the middle third of the

thigh in a depression on the quadriceps muscle.

Needling

Vertically 0.5–2 cun

Actions/Indications

● Opens the channel and expels Wind, Dampness and Cold

ST-32 Crouching Rabbit FUTU

ST-31

ST-32

ST-33

Upper

patellar

border

Upper border

of the pubic

symphysis

Lateral patellar border

3 cun

3 cun

Sartorius

Anterior superior

iliac spine

6 cun

ST-32

ST-33

ST-34

ST-35

ST-36

G.B.-34

ST-37

SP-12

SP-10

Ex-LE-4

SP-9

ST-31

LIV-8

LIV-9

LIV-10

LIV-11

Ex-LE-2

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

4 8 cun

5

6

7

1

2

3

Ren-3

KID-11

Ren-2

20

cun

SP-11

ST-30

Highest

prominence

of the greater

trochanter

Popliteal

crease

19 cun

Upper border

of the pubic

symphysis

Upper border

Ex-LE-1 of the patella

Ex-LE-3

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