⁠ Xia He point of the Small Intestine.

Location of Xiajuxu

3 cun below Shangjuxu or 9 cun below Dubi and 1 finger-width lateral to the tibial crest lies Xiajuxu.

Xiajuxu - ST 39 acupuncture point - Stomach meridian

Therapeutic functions and clinical indications

  • Small Intestine disorders (separation of the pure from the impure, extraction and absorption of the fundamental substances, the same functions as the Spleen): Spleen deficiency with diarrhea and undigested food in the stools.

The 3 points (Zusanli, Shangjuxu and Xiajuxu) are massaged for diarrhea or constipation.

In cystitis, it is said that Heart Fire descends and passes to the Small Intestine.

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