# ST39 Xiajuxu (Lower Great Hollow) – Stomach Meridian

下巨虛 · xià jù xū

Location: 9 thumb widths below ST35, 1 finger breadth (middle finger) from anterior border of the tibia.

Cautions: No specific contraindications.

Canonical page: https://acuiq.com/points/st39

## Indications

An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

Breast Abscess, Breast Abscess, Loss of Appetite, Loss of Appetite, Atrophy Foot, Atrophy Foot, Leg Muscle Wasting, Leg Muscle Wasting, Benefit Regulate Intestines, Small Intestine Qi Deficiency, Small Intestine Qi Deficiency, Diarrhea, Diarrhoea Pus, Diarrhoea Pus, Diarrhoea Undigested, Diarrhoea Undigested, Psychological Disorder, Psychological Disorder, Drooling, Dryness Lips, Dryness Lips, Dysentery, Fright, Hemiplegia Leg, Hemiplegia Leg, Pain, Lower Abdominal Pain, Lower Abdominal Pain, Lower Back Pain, Lower Back Pain, Heel Pain, Heel Pain, Testicle Pain, Testicle Pain, Pallor, Pharyngitis, Regulate Intestines, Burning Ears Sensation, Burning Ears Sensation, Cold Shoulder Sensation, Cold Shoulder Sensation, Heat Between Ring & Finger Little Sensation, Heat Between Ring & Finger Little Sensation, Heat Shoulder Sensation, Heat Shoulder Sensation, Stagnation, Channel Stagnation, Channel Stagnation, Qi Small Intestine Stagnation, Qi Small Intestine Stagnation, Blood in Stool, Blood in Stool, Spontaneous Sweating, Spontaneous Sweating, Bi Arthralgia Leg Syndrome, Bi / Arthralgia Leg Syndrome, Damp Heat Syndrome, Damp-heat Syndrome, Urine Dark, Urine Dark

## Most often selected alongside ST39

Sourced protocols in the index pairing each point with this one. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

- ST36 (Leg Three Miles) – 29 protocols
- ST37 (Upper Great Hollow) – 28 protocols
- CV12 (Stomach Centre) – 14 protocols
- LI04 (Junction Valley) – 14 protocols
- SP06 (Three Yin Intersection) – 13 protocols
- ST25 (Celestial Pivot) – 13 protocols
- PC06 (Inner Gate) – 12 protocols
- LV03 (Great Surge) – 11 protocols

## Protocols using ST39

| Symptoms | Points | Course | Source | Kind | Caveat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muscle Weakness Lower Extremity, Rehabilitation Strength | ST36, ST39 | 28 days | doi:10.1089/acm.2007.6250 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Hyperglycemia, Prediabetes, Impaired Glucose Tolerance | LI04, ST36, ST37, ST39, ST40, SP06, SP09, BL18, BL20, BL21, LV03, LV13, LV14, CV12, GV09 | 112 days | doi:10.1186/s13063-017-2014-4 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Gastric Emptying Delayed, Feeding Intolerance Enteral, Gastric Residual Volume High | ST36, ST37, ST39, SP03, PC06, TB08 | 6 days | doi:10.1155/2017/1892161 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Overweight, Obesity Simple, Bmi Elevated | LI04, LI11, ST21, ST24, ST25, ST26, ST27, ST28, ST32, ST34, ST36, ST37, ST39, ST40, ST44, SP04, SP06, SP09, SP14, SP15, SP16, BL20, BL21, TB06, GB26, LV13, CV04, CV06, CV07, CV09, CV10, CV12, CV13 | 30 days | doi:10.1155/2020/2367610 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Loss of Consciousness, Coma, Hypoxic-ischemic Encephalopathy, Cardiac Arrest Sequelae, Covid-19 Pneumonia, Septic Shock, Respiratory Acidosis, Encephalopathy | ST34, ST39, GV20 | 21 days | doi:10.1007/s10072-020-04980-8 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Indigestion, Post-Operative Nausea, Post-Operative Vomiting, Feeding Intolerance Enteral, Gastroparesis, Feeding Intolerance | LI04, ST36, ST37, ST39, PC06 | 3 days | doi:10.3390/nu13062110 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Abdominal Distension, Gastrointestinal Dysfunction, Feeding Intolerance Enteral, Feeding Intolerance, Critical Illness | ST25, ST36, ST37, ST39, SP15, PC06, CV04, CV06, CV10, CV12, CV13 | 7 days | doi:10.13702/j.1000-0607.20221172 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Shoulder Pain, Neuropathic Pain, Upper-limb Numbness, Muscle Weakness, Paralysis Limb, Guillain-barre Syndrome, Upper-limb Weakness, Lower-limb Weakness, Polyneuropathy | LU05, LI04, LI10, LI11, LI14, LI15, ST34, ST36, ST37, ST39, SP06, SP09, SP10, HT01, KD03, PC06, GB20, GB34, LV03 | 21 days | doi:10.12659/AJCR.945539 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Vomiting, Nausea, Abdominal Distension, Abdominal Pain, Postoperative Ileus, Constipation Postoperative | LI04, ST36, ST37, ST39, LV03 | 3 days | doi:10.3389/fsurg.2024.1349975 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Lumbar Chronic Post-surgical Pain, Leg Chronic Post-surgical Pain | LI04, ST36, ST37, ST39, PC06 | 8 days | doi:10.27202/d.cnki.gkmyc.2024.001596 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Intestinal Obstruction Postoperative Inflammatory Early | ST25, ST36, ST37, ST39, SP15, BL20, BL21, BL25, PC06, TB06, LV03, CV04, CV06, CV12 | – | doi:10.19613/j.cnki.1671-3141.2019.76.008 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Constipation Dry Stool | ST25, ST37, ST39, BL25, KD06, TB06, CV04 | – | doi:10.13633/j.cnki.zjtcm.2021.04.033 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Depression Mild-to-moderate, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Depression Mild-moderate | LI04, ST25, ST36, ST37, ST39, SP09, BL15, BL17, BL18, BL19, BL25, LV03, CV04, CV06, CV09, CV10, CV12, GV20, XH03 | – | doi:10.27044/d.cnki.ggzzu.2024.000867 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Paralysis Facial, Paralysis Facial Peripheral, Paralysis Facial Peripheral Refractory | ST04, ST36, ST37, ST39, GB14, GV14, GV20, XH03 | 28 days | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20230824-k0004 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Stroke, Facial Pain, Neuralgia Trigeminal | LU05, LI04, ST36, ST37, ST39, SP06, SP09, BL02, BL03, BL04, TB23, GB13, GB14, GB15, GB41, LV03, GV20, XH01A, XH01B, XH01C, XH01D, XH03, XH04 | 14 days | doi:10.1186/s13256-026-05957-5 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Hemiplegia, Ischemic Stroke, Gastrointestinal Dysfunction, Hemiplegia Post-stroke, Gastrointestinal Problems | ST25, ST36, ST37, ST39, CV04, CV12, MS06 | 28 days | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20231109-k0009 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Ileus Postoperative, Postoperative Pain, Cancer Colorectal, Gastrointestinal Dysfunction Postoperative, Constipation Postoperative | LI11, ST25, ST36, ST37, ST39, CV06, CV12 | 5 days | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20250221-k0003 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Ileus Postoperative, Post-Operative Nausea, Post-Operative Vomiting, Abdominal Bloating, Gastrointestinal Postoperative Problems, Cancer Colorectal | LI04, ST36, ST37, ST39, SP06, PC06 | 5 days | doi:10.2174/0113862073255619231102112544 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Constipation, Constipation Functional | ST25, ST36, ST37, ST39, CV04, CV12 | 28 days | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240222-k0006 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Ileus Postoperative, Gastrointestinal Dysfunction Postoperative, Constipation Postoperative | ST36, ST37, ST39, SP06, PC06 | 3 days | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20200327-k0003 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Prediabetes | LI04, ST36, ST37, ST39, ST40, SP06, SP09, BL18, BL20, BL21, LV03, LV13, LV14, CV12, GV09 | 90 days | doi:10.12669/pjms.41.6.12153 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Ischemic Stroke | LU05, LI04, LI10, ST36, ST39, ST40, BL02, KD01, TB17, GV20 | 14 days | doi:10.1186/s13741-024-00470-z | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Ischemic Stroke, Stroke Ischemic Acute | ST25, ST36, ST37, ST39, CV04, CV12, MS06 | 21 days | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20210821-k0004 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Ileus Postoperative, Bowel Dysfunction Postoperative, Recovery Postoperative | LI04, ST36, ST37, ST39, PC06 | – | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20220505-0002 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Gastric Emptying Delayed, Gastroparesis Postoperative | ST36, ST37, ST39, SP04, SP06 | 5 days | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20220507-0007 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Vertigo, Trigeminal Neuralgia, Facial Pain | LU05, LI04, ST36, ST37, ST39, SP06, SP09, BL02, BL03, BL04, TB23, GB13, GB14, GB15, GB41, LV03, GV20, XH01A, XH01B, XH01C, XH01D, XH03, XH04 | 14 days | doi:10.1186/s13256-026-05957-5 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Post-stroke Depression | LU04, LI04, LI06, LI07, LI10, LI11, LI12, LI13, LI15, ST02, ST32, ST33, ST34, ST36, ST37, ST39, ST40, ST44, SP06, SP10, SP11, HT05, BL15, BL20, BL23, BL61, BL64, KD02, KD03, PC02, PC03, PC06, TB03, TB06, TB07, TB09, TB12, TB14, GB20, GB31, GB33, GB43, LV02, LV03, LV05, LV14, GV20, GV23, GV26 | – | Acupuncture for Ischemic Post-stroke Depression. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02472613 | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. |
| Gastrointestinal Dysfunction Postoperative, Bowel Motility Disorder | ST25, ST36, ST37, ST39, SP06, PC06, GB34, LV03, CV06, CV08, CV10, CV12 | – | 柳瑞. 中西医结合治疗腹部术后胃肠功能紊乱62例临床研究. 中国中西医结合消化杂志 ., 2016 [CNKI] | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. |
| Diarrhea, Diarrhea Chronic | ST25, ST36, ST37, ST39, SP06, SP09, BL20, BL21, BL23, BL25, CV04, CV06, CV08, CV12, GV04 | – | 李国娜王奕娴蒯仂付阳阳包春辉 黄艳纪军马晓芃王晓梅刘慧荣吴焕淦. 近十年艾灸治疗腹泻的临床应用规律分析. 世界科学技术-中医药现代化 ., 2019 [CNKI] | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. |
| Gastrointestinal Dysfunction Postoperative, Bowel Motility Disorder | ST25, ST36, ST37, ST39, SP06, PC06, GB34, LV03, CV06, CV08, CV10, CV12 | – | 柳瑞. 中西医结合治疗腹部术后胃肠功能紊乱62例临床研究. 中国中西医结合消化杂志 ., 2016 [CNKI] | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. |
| Obesity | LI11, ST25, ST28, ST36, ST37, ST39, ST40, CV12 | 30 days | Zhang Xiaozhe. A Clinical Survey of Acupuncture Slimming. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2008; 28(2): 139-147 | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. |

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