Qichong (ST 30)

Location of Qichong

On the line of the pubic symphysis, at its intersection with the line running down 2 cun from the midline.
Qichong is located in the middle of the groin crease (5 cun below the navel).
The spot where the femoral artery can be felt pulsing, alongside the femoral vein and nerve.

Therapeutic functions and clinical indications

• To regulate blood supply to the lower limb;
• Femoral (crural) nerve: crural neuralgia (anterior thigh neuralgia);
• Deep beneath this point lies the head of the femur, in the hip (coxofemoral) joint: osteoarthritis, sprain.