ST34 (Liangqiu, “Liangqiu”) is the Xi-Cleft point of the Stomach Meridian. It is located on the anterior aspect of the thigh, on a line connecting the anterior superior iliac spine (ASIS) and the superolateral corner of the patella, 2 cun superior to the superolateral corner of the patella. The point is found between the rectus femoris and vastus lateralis muscles. It harmonizes the stomach, dispels wind-damp, unbinds the chest, alleviates pain, and calms fright.
On the anterior aspect of the thigh, on a line connecting the anterior superior iliac spine (ASIS) and the superolateral corner of the patella, 2 cun superior to the superolateral corner of the patella. The point is found between the rectus femoris and vastus lateralis muscles.
Perpendicular insertion, 1.0 to 1.5 cun.
Harmonizes the stomach, dispels wind-damp, unbinds the chest, alleviates pain, and calms fright.
Knee pain, difficulty flexing and extending the knee, coldness in the leg and knee, numbness in the knee, leg pain, great fright, breast pain, breast swelling, foot coldness, inability to walk, leg weakness, difficulty kneeling, pain in the shin.
As the Xi-cleft point of the Stomach channel, Liangqiu is a primary point for acute conditions of the channel and its related organ, particularly acute stomach pain. The classical texts emphasize its powerful local effect on the knee, treating pain, stiffness, cold, and weakness that prevent flexion and extension. It is also noted for treating acute breast pain and swelling, as well as calming the spirit in cases of great fright, reflecting the channel's pathway and connections.
Classical text; the translation was prepared with AI and is not clinical advice.
《針方六集》 Zhēnfāng Liùjí — Six Collections on Needling, Wu Kun, 1618 · 卷之五·紛署集 · 足陽明及股凡三十穴第三十二 · Source: jicheng.tw ↗
梁丘二穴，治鶴膝風，膝頭紅腫，冷痹伸屈不得，筋緊難開。 一方云：宜三稜針出血The text records that ST34 was used for crane-knee wind, red swollen knees, cold bi with inability to bend or stretch, and tight sinews hard to loosen; one prescription says it is suitable to let blood with a three-edged needle.
《醫學入門》 Yīxué Rùmén — Introduction to Medicine, Li Chan, 1575 · 经穴起止 · Source: Wikisource ↗
梁丘膝上二寸，两筋间。 针入三分，灸三壮。 主大惊，乳痛，筋挛，膝痹不得屈伸According to this text, ST34 lies 2 cun above the knee between two sinews, needled 0.3 cun with 3 moxa cones, and was used for great fright, breast pain, sinew spasm, and knee bi with inability to bend or stretch.
《針灸甲乙經》 Zhēnjiǔ Jiǎyǐ Jīng — Systematic Classic of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, c. 256–282 · 卷10 · Source: Wikisource ↗
脛苕苕（一本作苦）痺，膝不能屈伸，不可以行，梁丘主之The text records that ST34 was used for bi of the shin (the descriptive word is uncertain in the sources), with knees that cannot bend or stretch and inability to walk.
ST34 is one of 45 points on the Stomach Meridian. Nearby points:
ST34 (Liangqiu) is located on the anterior aspect of the thigh, on a line connecting the anterior superior iliac spine (ASIS) and the superolateral corner of the patella, 2 cun superior to the superolateral corner of the patella. The point is found between the rectus femoris and vastus lateralis muscles.
ST34 harmonizes the stomach, dispels wind-damp, unbinds the chest, alleviates pain, and calms fright. Common clinical indications include knee pain, difficulty flexing and extending the knee, coldness in the leg and knee, numbness in the knee, leg pain, great fright, breast pain, breast swelling, foot coldness, inability to walk, leg weakness, difficulty kneeling, pain in the shin.
Perpendicular insertion, 1.0 to 1.5 cun.
ST34 is a point on the Stomach Meridian (Zú Yángmíng Wèijīng).