Stomach Flashcards
Which point is the Front Mu of the Stomach and which Stomach point is level with it?
Ren 12
ST 21 - Great for treating counter sinking
What is the exit point of the Stomach and where does it go?
ST 42
Exits to SP 1 on the medial side of the big toe
Where is ST 45?
Lateral side of the 2nd Toe
Where does the Tibial branch of the Stomach channel start and end?
ST 36
Ends at the Lateral side of the 3rd toe
Which organs does the Stomach Channel enter?
Stomach
Spleen
Which stomach points are located 4 cun lateral to the anterior midline?
ST 12 - ST 18
Which Stomach points are located 2 cun lateral to the anterior midline?
ST 19 - ST 30
Which points on the Stomach chnnel are in line with the pupil?
ST 1 - ST 4
Where does the Stomach channel begin?
LI 20
What is the Luo of the Stomach channel and where does it go?
ST 40 - Throat and Nape of the neck
Which stomach points are in the head, and what do they generally treat?
ST 1 - ST 8
Treat wind and heat - orifices, external pathogens
What stomach ponts are in the chest and what do they generally treat?
ST 12 - ST 18
Upper Jiao - Respiration with lungs and circulation with heart
What Stomach points are in the abdomen and what do they treat?
ST 19 - ST 25
Treat Middle Jiao - Digestion
What Stomach points are in the lower abdomen and what do they treat?
ST 25 - 30
Lower Jiao
Elimination
Reproduction
Can be moxa’d to “warm the woom”
Yang Ming channels are said to be most full of what?
Qi and Blood
Which point on the Stomach channel do we NEVER Moxa or needle?
ST 17 - Over the nipple
How many Cun from the Sternal Costal Angle to the Umbilicus?
8 cun
How many cun from the Rectus (edge of muscle) to the umbilicus?
4 cun
How many cun from the upper border of the pubic bone to the center of the umbilicus
5 cun
Which points would you go to if you wanted to boost Yang / tonify?
Go to points in the LOWER JIAO
Which stomach point is contraindicated with Low Blood Pressure? What other caution should you take with this point?
ST 9
Avoid the caratid artery
Which bony landmark is level with ST 30?
Upper border of the pubic symphysis
At which point does the internal pathway of the stomach break off to enter the Spleen and Stomach?
ST 12
Which points on the stomach channel would you use together to treat facial paralysis? (toothache, TMJ/lockjaw)
ST 4, 5, 6 and thread them toward each other
Which stomach points treat heat harassing the heart and disturbing the shen? What is the cause?
ST 23 - 24
Food stagnation / too much food
ST 31 - 34 are all along the line between which two landmarks?
What do they primarily treat?
Anterior Superior Iliac Spine (ASIS) to the Latero-Superior border of the Patella
Bi (wind cold damp causing pain) and Wei syndrome
What is the cun measurement from the lower border of the pubic bone to the medial epicondyle of the femur?
18 cun
What are the functions of ST 36?
Rectifies Spleen and Stomach
Regulates Central Qi
Harmonizes the intestines and disperses stagnation
Breaks thoracic blood stasis
Courses wind and transforms damp
Frees and regulates Qi and blood of the channels
Supports the correct and banks up the origin
Dispels the pathogens and prevents disease
Which points would you use to “consolidate the exterior” – Strengthen Wei Qi
ST 36, Ren 4, Ren 6, LI 11
How many cun is it from the Lateral Eye of the Knee to the tip of the Lateral Malleolus
16 cun
Which points are 1 finger breadth lateral to the anterior border of the tibia?
ST 36 - 39
Which point on the Stomach channel is a distal point that is very effective at treating shoulder pain?
ST 38
Which point is considered the “phlegm” point on the body (both substantial and insubstantial?)
ST 40
ST 41 is located between which tendons?
Extensor digitorum longus and hallucis longus - at the midpoint of the transverse ankle crease
In general, what do points on the legs treat?
Cold and damp
- yang / exterior - bi syndrome, arthritis
- yin / interior - sp qi xu causing diarhea
Which points are used to treat Bi and Wei syndrome?
What are those syndromes?
ST 31-34
Bi (wind cold and damp causing pain)
Wei syndrome (muscle flacidity, atrophy and paralysis)
ST 32, 33, and 34 are how many cun up from the patella?
ST 32 - 6 up (18/3 - dist from lower border of pubic bone to patella - 18)
ST 33 - 3 up (half of 6)
ST 34 - 2 up (size of patella)
What are the Inner Four Gates and what are they used for?
LI 10, ST 36
Strengthen digestion
Which stomach point is considered one of the greatest tonification points on the body?
ST 36
