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    T 77.12
    Fuchang
    Fǔ Cháng (腑肠穴)
    Bowel Intestine
  • Master Tung's Acupuncture
    T 77.12
    Fuchang
    Fǔ Cháng (腑肠穴)
    Bowel Intestine

Fuchang (T 77.12)

Location

This point is on the ST channel, 3 cun distal to Tiaokou (ST 38), or 11 cun below Dubi (ST 35), which is in the depression lateral to the patella ligament on the knee.

Indications
Primary: 
  • Enteritis, stomach pain, bloating, diarrhea, chang feng (intestinal wind)
  • Teeth grinding at night
  • Edema of the lower body
  • Dyspnea
  • Heat stroke
Secondary: 
  • Large acne, this point is ineffective for small acne
  • Bone spurs, especially knee and ankle spurs
Application
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Protocols
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Techniques

Needle 0.5 - 1 cun.

  • Needling along the tibia can treat bone spurs (knee and heel spurs).

This point can also be bled.

  • Bleeding the dark veins in this area can also be effective to treat patients with a chronic history of any of the above conditions.
Remarks
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