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Stomach Flashcards

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Chéngqì ST 1 - location

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Location: With the eyes looking directly forwards, this point is located directly below the pupil between the eyeball and the infraorbital ridge.

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Chéngqì ST 1 what is the risk to be cautious of

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the eyeball

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Sìbái ST 2 - location

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Location With the eyes looking directly forwards, this point is located 1 cun directly below the pupil, in the depression at the infraorbital foramen.

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Sìbái ST 2 actions

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  • Eliminates wind, clears heat and sharpens eyesight
  • Treats diseases of the eye: conjunctuvutus, ceratitia, night blindness, dacryocystitis
  • For alleviating pain caused by round worms in the bile duct
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Jùliáo ST 3 - location

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Location:

With the eyes looking directly forwards, this point is located directly below the pupil, level with the lower border of the ala nasi,

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Dìcāng ST 4 - location

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Location 0.4 cun lateral to the corner of the mouth.

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Dìcāng ST 5 actions

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  • interior or exterior wind giving rise to nerve related disorders, facial paralysis
  • Atrophy disorder with inability to walk, swelling of the leg, inability to eat
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Dàyíng ST 5 - location

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Location Directly anterior to the angle of the jaw, in a depression at the anterior border of the masseter muscle.

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Jiáchē ST 6 - location

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Location Approximately 1 fingerbreadth anterior and superior to the angle of the jaw at the prominence of the masseter muscle.

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Jiáchē ST 6 - actions

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  • Eliminates wind and clears heat, soothes pain
  • benefits the jaw and teeth - local point
  • used for facial paralysis
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Xiàguān ST 7 - location

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Location At the lower border of the zygomatic arch, in the depression anterior to the condyloid process of the mandible.

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Xiàguān ST 7 - actions

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  • Local Benefits the ears, jaw, face, and teeth
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Tóuwé ST 8 - Location

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Location At the corner of the forehead, 4.5 cun lateral to Shéntíng DU-24 and 0.5 cun within the anterior hairline.

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Tóuwé ST 8 - actions

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  • Expels wind, clears heat, alleviates pain sharpens eyesight
  • important point for headache (meeting point of the Stomach and Gall Bladder channels and the Yang Linking vessel) esp. frontal and wind-heat headaches and migraines
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Location of Rényíng ST 9

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Location Level with the tip of and 1.5 cun lateral to the laryngeal prominence, in the depression between the anterior border of the sternocleidomastoid muscle and the lateral border of the thyroid cartilage.

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Rényíng ST 9 - actions

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  • Regulates qi and blood and lowers rebellion
  • Benefits the throat and neck
    • hypertension
    • bronchial asthma, bronchitis
    • local inflammation
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Location of Shuǐtú ST 10

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Location On the neck, at the anterior border of the sternocleidomastoid muscle, midway between Rényíng ST-9 and Qìshè ST-11.

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Qìshè ST 11 - location

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Location At the root of the neck, superior to the medial end of the clavicle, directly below Rényíng ST-9 in the depression between the sternal and clavicular heads of the sternocleidomastoid muscle.

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Quēpén ST 12 - location

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Location In the supraclavicular area, posterior to the superior border of the clavicle and at its midpoint, 4 cun lateral to the midline, on the mamillary line.

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Quēpén ST 12 - actions

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  • Descends Lung qi and clears heat from the chest
    • coughing
    • pain in shoulder and neck
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Qìhù ST 13 - location

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Location At the top of the chest, directly below Quēpén ST-12, on the inferior border of the clavicle, 4 cun lateral to the midline, on the mamillary line.

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Kùfáng ST 14 location

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Location On the chest, in the first intercostal space, 4 cun lateral to the midline, on the mamillary line.

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Wūyì ST 15 - location

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Location On the chest, in the second intercostal space, 4 cun lateral to the midline, on the mamillary line.

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Yīngchuān ST 16 - location

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Location On the chest, in the third intercostal space, 4 cun lateral to the midline, on the mamillary line.

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Rǔzhōng ST 17 - location
Location At the centre of the nipple, in the fourth intercostal space, 4 cun lateral to the midline.
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Rǔgēn ST 18 - location
Location Directly below the nipple, in the fifth intercostal space.
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Rǔgēn ST 18 - action
Actions * Benefits the breasts and reduces swelling * mastitis * Unbinds the chest and alleviates cough and wheezing * disease of the trachea
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Bùróng ST 19 - Location
Location On the abdomen, 2 cun lateral to the midline and 6 cun superior to the umbilicus
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Chéngmǎn ST 20 - location
Location On the abdomen, 2 cun lateral to the midline and 5 cun superior to the umbilicus
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Liángmén ST 21 - location
Location On the abdomen, 2 cun lateral to the midline and 4 cun superior to the umbilicus
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Liángmén ST 21 - actions
Actions - GI * Regulates qi and alleviates pain on the abdomen * Harmonises the middle jiao and transforms stagnation * Raises the qi and stops diarrhoea
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Guānmén ST 22 - location
Location On the abdomen, 2 cun lateral to the midline and 3 cun superior to the umbilicus
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Tàiyǐ ST 23 - location
Location On the abdomen, 2 cun lateral to the midline and 2 cun superior to the umbilicus
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Huáròumén ST 24 - location
Location On the abdomen, 2 cun lateral to the midline and 1 cun superior to the umbilicus
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Tiānshū ST 25 - location
Location On the abdomen, 2 cun lateral to the umbilicus.
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Front-Mu point of the Large Intestine
Tiānshū ST 25
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Tiānshū ST 25 - actions
* Regulates the intestines * GI disorders * Regulates the Spleen and Stomach * Qi counterflow * Resolves dampness and damp-heat * Regulates qi and blood and eliminates stagnation * dysmenorrhoea
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Wàilíng ST 26 - location
Location On the lower abdomen, 2 cun lateral to the midline and 1 cun inferior to the umbilicus
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Dàjù ST 27 - location
Location On the lower abdomen, 2 cun lateral to the midline and 2 cun inferior to the umbilicus
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Shuǐdào ST 28 - location
Location On the lower abdomen, 2 cun lateral to the midline and 3 cun inferior to the umbilicus
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Shuǐdào ST 28 - action
Actions * Regulates the lower jiao and dispels stagnation * constipation * Benefits the Bladder and the uterus * retention of urine and faeces, cold in the Bladder, oedema
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Guīlái ST 29 - location
Location On the lower abdomen, 2 cun lateral to the midline and 4 cun inferior to the umbilicus
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Guīlái ST 29 - actions
* Regulates menstruation * uterine prolapse, leucorrhoea, & amenorrhoea * Warms the lower jiao * benefits the genitals: retraction of the testicles, impotence, pain of the penis, seminal emission, shan disorder
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Qìchōng ST 30 - location
Location On the lower abdomen, 2 cun lateral to the midline, 5 cun inferior to umbilicus, level with the superior border of the pubic symphysis
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Bìguān ST 31 - location
Location On the upper thigh, in a depression just lateral to the sartorius muscle, at the junction of a vertical line drawn downward from the anterior superior iliac spine, and a horizontal line drawn level with the lower border of the pubic symphysis.
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Fútù ST 32- location
Location On the thigh, on a line drawn between the lateral border of the patella and the anterior superior iliac spine, in a depression 6 cun proximal to the superior border of the patella.
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Yīnshì ST 33 - location
Location On the thigh, on a line drawn between the lateral border of the patella and the anterior superior iliac spine, in a depression 3 cun proximal to the superior border of the patella.
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Liángqiū ST 34 - location
Location On the thigh, on a line drawn between the lateral border of the patella and the anterior superior iliac spine, in a depression 2 cun proximal to the superior border of the patella.
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Liángqiū ST 34 - actions
* Harmonises the Stomach and alleviates pain * Moderates acute conditions * Xi-cleft point of the Stomach channel: acute epigastric pain, breast pain and breast abscess. * Adjacent point for knee disorders.
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Xi-Cleft point of the Stomach channel
Liángqiū ST 34
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Dúbí ST 35 location
Location On the knee, in the hollow formed when the knee is flexed, immediately below the patella and lateral to the patellar ligament.
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Dúbí ST 35 clinical application
Clinical application * Important local point (often in combination with medial Xiyan) for the treatment of **knee disorders**: swelling and pain, difficulty in flexing and extending, weakness, numbness etc.
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Zúsānlǐ ST 36- location
Location Below the knee, 3 cun inferior to Dúbí ST-35, one finger-breadth lateral to the anterior crest of the tibia.
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He-sea point of Stomach
Zúsānlǐ ST 36
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Zúsānlǐ ST 36 - actions
* Harmonises the Stomach - any fu disorder * Fortifies the Spleen and resolves dampness * Primary point to tonify qi and blood * zheng qi, yuan qi, & yin * Tonifies qi and nourishes blood and yin * Clears fire and calms the spirit * Revives the yang and restores consciousness
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Shàngjùxū ST 37 - location
Location On the lower leg, 3 cun inferior to Zúsānlǐ ST-36, one finger-breadth lateral to the anterior crest of the tibia.
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Lower He-Sea point of the Large Intestine
Shàngjùxū ST 37
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Shàngjùxū ST 37 - actions
* Regulates the **intestines** and transforms stagnation * Clears damp heat and alleviates diarrhoea and dysenteric disorder * **Regulates the Spleen and Stomach** * Activates the channel and alleviates pain For **disorders of the lower leg**
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Tiáokǒu ST 38 - location
Location On the lower leg, midway between the tibio-femoral joint line (level with the popliteal crease) and the prominence of the lateral malleolus, one finger-breadth lateral to the anterior crest of the tibia.
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Tiáokǒu ST 38 - actions
* Expels wind-damp and alleviates pain * Benefits the shoulder * atrophy disorder and painful obstruction of the lower limb
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Lower He-Sea point of the Small Intestine
Xiàjùxū ST 39
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Xiàjùxū ST 39 - location
Location On the lower leg, 3 cun inferior to Shàngjùxū ST-37, one finger-breadth lateral to the anterior crest of the tibia.
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Xiàjùxū ST 39 - actions
* Moves Small Intestine qi and transforms stagnation * Regulates and harmonises the intestines and clears damp-heat * For painful obstruction, atrophy disorder, hemiplegia of the lower leg, atrophy disorder of the foot, heel pain.
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Fēnglóng ST 40 - location
Location On the lower leg, midway between the tibiofemoral joint line (level with the popliteal crease) and the lateral malleolus, two finger-breadths lateral to the anterior crest of the tibia (i.e. one finger-breadth lateral to Tiáokǒu ST-38).
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Luo-Connecting point of the Stomach channel
Fēnglóng ST 40
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Fēnglóng ST 40 - actions
* Transforms **phlegm** and dampness anywhere in the body * Benefits the chest & face * Clears phlegm from the **Lung** and alleviates cough and wheezing * Clears phlegm from the Heart and calms the spirit - mania treatment
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Jing-River and Fire point of the Stomach channel
Jiěxī ST 41
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Jiěxī ST 41 - location
Location On the ankle, level with the prominence of the lateral malleolus, in a depression between the tendons of extensor hallucis longus and extensor digitorum longus.
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Jiěxī ST 41 - actions
* Clears heat from the Stomach channel and fu * headache; dizzyness and numbness * constipation * Calms the spirit * psychic diseases
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Chōngyáng ST 42 - location
On the dorsum of the foot, in the depression formed by the junction of the second and third metatarsal bones and the cuneiform bones (second and third), 1.5 cun distal to Jiěxī ST-41, on the line drawn between Jiěxī ST-41 and Xiàngǔ ST-43, at the point where the pulsation of the dorsalis pedis artery may be palpated.
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Yuan-Source point of the Stomach channel
Chōngyáng ST 42
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Chōngyáng ST 42 - actions
* Clears heat from the Stomach channel * facial swelling, tooth decay * pain in foot dorsum, loss of foot strength * Harmonises the Stomach fu * Calms the spirit
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Xiàngǔ ST 43 - location
Location On the dorsum of the foot, between the second and third metatarsal bones, in a depression in the procimal corner of the 2nd petatarso-phalangeal joint
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Shu-Stream and Wood point of the Stomach channel
Xiàngǔ ST 43
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Xiàngǔ ST 43 - actions
* Regulates the Spleen and dispels oedema * facial swelling * Regulates and harmonises the Stomach and intestines * abdominal pain * local pain
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Nèitíng ST 44 - location
Location On the dorsum of the foot, between the second and third toes, 0.5 cun proximal to the margin of the web.
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Xing-Spring of the Stomach channel
Nèitíng ST 44
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Nèitíng ST 44 - actions
* Clears heat from the Stomach channel and alleviates pain * eyeball, throat, teeth, face, ears * Harmonises the intestines and clears damp-heat * GI disorders * Calms the spirit * hands and feet counterflow cold
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Lìduì ST 45 - location
Location On the dorsal aspect of the second toe, at the junction of lines drawn along the lateral border of the nail and the base of the nail, approximately 0.1 cun from the corner of the nail.
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Jing-Well of the Stomach channel
Lìduì ST 45
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Lìduì ST 45 - actions
Actions * Clears heat from the Stomach channel * 5 sensory organs, dental * Clears heat, calms the spirit and restores consciousness * sleep issues, Mania

Acupuncture - points (21 decks)

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