Name
下巨虛
- Xia Ju Xu
- Lower Great Void
- Lower Immense Void
Location
9 CUN below ST-35, 1 CUN lateral to the tibial crest. 1 cun below ST-38
Nature
- He-Sea Point of Small Intestine
- Four Seas points Sea of Blood
Actions
- Regulates functions of Stomach and Small Intestine: abdominal pain, borborigmus, flatulence.
- Hair loss: nourishes hair. Small Intestine distinguishes pure from impure.
- Wasting, poor appetite
- Dryness (deficiency of Body Fluids): dry eyes, dry hair, dry skin, dry nose, scanty saliva
- Testicular pain
Treatment
- Needling: 0.5-0.8 CUN perpendicular
- Massage
- Moxibustion