S37 Shangjuxu ( The Lower HeSea Point of the Large Intestine , E37 )

Location 3cun below Zusanli ( S36 ) , one fingerbreadth from the anterior crest of the tibia , in m . tibialis anterior

Indications Abdominal pain and distension , borborygmus , diarrhea , dysentery , constipation , enteritis , paralysis due to stroke , beriberi .

Method Puncture perpendicularly - 0 . 5 - - 1 . 2 inches . Moxibustion is applicable

Vasculature The anterior tibial artery and vein .

Innervation Superficially , the lateral sural cutaneous nerve and the cutaneous branch of the saphenous nerve ; deeper , the deep peroneal nerve .