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Stomach channel Flashcards

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Where does the stomach primary channel begin?

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Begins at the lateral side of the nose at LI20

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What is clinically valuable in relation to the Stomach channel?

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  1. The primary channel enters the upper gum
  2. Ascends the front of the ear and meets with the GB channel
  3. Stomach primary channel descends through the breast and nipple
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What are the functions of the stomach channel?

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Controls the rotting and ripening of food, which manifests as disorders of appetite and digestion, distension and pain in the epigastrium due to qi failing to descend or belching, nausea or vomiting due to rebellious qi

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What is the YangMing channel abundant in?

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Abundant in Qi and Blood, therefore points of the foot YangMing are used clinically to regulate Qi and Blood in the lower limb

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What is ST1?

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CHENGQI / Container of Tears

Meeting point of the Stomach channel with Yang Motility and Conception vessel

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What are the actions of ST1?

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Benefits the eyes and stops lacrimation

Eliminates Wind and Clears heat

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What are the indications of ST1?

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Redness, swelling and pain of the eyes, lacrimation on exposure to wind, dimness of vision, itching of the eyes
Deviation of the mouth and eye, inability to speak, deafness and tinnitus

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What is ST8?

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TOUWEI / Heads Binding

Meeting point of the Stomach and GB channels with the Yang Linking Vessel

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What are the actions of ST8?

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Eliminates Wind and alleviates pain

Benefits the eyes

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What are the indications of ST8?

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Headache, dizziness, vomiting
Dimness of vision, burning eye pain
Dyspnoea with agitation and oppression, hemiplegia

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What is ST9?

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RENYING / Man’s Welcome
Meeting point of stomach and GB channels
Point of the Window of Heaven
Point of the Sea of Qi

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What are the actions of ST9?

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Regulates Qi and Blood and lowers rebellion
Benefits the throat and neck
Alleviates pain

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What are the indications of ST9?

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Headache, dizziness, red face, vomiting, swelling and pain of the throat, difficulty swallowing, lumbar pain

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What is ST12?

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QUEPEN / Empty basin

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What are the actions of ST12?

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Descends Lung Qi and clears heat from the chest

Activates the channel and alleviates pain

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What are the indications of ST12?

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Cough, coughing blood, dyspnoea, fullness of the chest, chills and fever with sweating, absence of sweating, oedema
Pain of the supraclavicular fossa, inability to raise the arm, lumbar pain with inability to turn

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What is ST25?

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TIANSHU / Heaven’s pivot

Front Mu point of the LI

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What are the actions of ST25?

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Regulates the intestines
Regulates the Spleen and Stomach
Resolves dampness and damp-heat
Regulates qi and blood and eliminates stagnation

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What are the indications of ST25?

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Diarrhoea, spleen-diarrhoea, borborygmus, deficient and cold
Oedema, swelling of the face, turbid painful urinary dysfunction
Abdominal pain, abdominal distension, vomiting, retching, poor appetite, pain of the uterus, dysmenorrhea, irregular menstruation, infertility.

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What is ST30?

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QICHONG / Rushing Qi
Meeting point of the stomach channel with the penetrating vessel
Point of the Sea of Water and grain

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What are the actions of ST30?

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Regulates Qi in the lower jiao
Regulates the penetrating vessel
Subdues running piglet Qi

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What are the indications of ST30?

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Hypogastric pain, sudden fullness and distension of the abdomen, irregular menstruation, sudden amenorrhoea, abnormal uterine bleeding, infertility, qi rushing upwards to attack the heart

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What is ST34?

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LIANGQIU / Ridge Mound

Xi-Cleft Point of the Stomach Channel

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What are the actions of ST34?

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Activates the channel and alleviates pain
Harmonises the stomach and alleviates pain
Moderates acute conditions

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What are the indications of ST34?

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Swelling and pain of the knee, difficulty flexing and extending the knee, pain of the knee and leg, difficulty walking, lumbar pain
Epigastric pain, acid regurgitation, breast abscess, pain and swelling of the breast

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What is ST36?

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ZUSANLI / Leg three miles 
He-Sea and Earth point of the Stomach Channel 
Gao Wu Command Point 
Ma Dan-Yang heavenly star point 
Point of the Sea of Water and Grain
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What are the actions of ST36?

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Harmonises the Stomach
Fortifies the Spleen and resolves dampness
Supports the correct Qi and fosters the original Qi
Tonifies Qi and nourishes blood and yin
Clears fire and calms the spirit
Activates the channel and alleviates pain
Revives the yang and restores consciousness

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What are the indications of ST36?

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Epigastric pain, nausea, vomiting, belching, distension and pain of the abdomen, fullness and distension of the Heart
Borborygmus, flatulence, diarrhoea, undigested food, cold in the middle jiao, poor appetite
Insufficiency of original Qi, insufficiency of Yin Qi, insufficiency of Stomach Qi
Dizziness, postpartum blood dizziness, dimness of vision, tinnitus, palpitations, hypertension
Loss of consciousness
Breast abscess, swelling of the breast, pain of the knee, windstroke

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What is ST37?

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SHANGJUXU / Upper great void
Lower He-Sea point of the large intestine
Point of the sea of blood

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What are the actions of ST37?

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Regulates the intestines and transforms stagnation
Clears damp heat and alleviates diarrhoea and dysenteric disorder
Regulates Spleen and Stomach
Activates the channel or alleviates pain

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What are the indications of ST37?

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Borborygmus, diarrhoea, diarrhoea containing undigested food, deficiency of large intestine, abdominal distension
Heat in the Stomach, deficiency and weakness of the Spleen and Stomach, SOB, mania, aversion to the sound of people talking

32
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What is ST39?

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XIAJUXU / Lower Great Void
Lower He-Sea point of the Small Intestine
Point of the Sea of Blood

33
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What are the actions of ST39?

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Moves Small Intestine qi and transforms stagnation
Regulates and harmonises the intestines and clears damp-heat
Activates the channel and alleviates pain

34
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What are the indications of ST39?

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Lower abdominal pain, diarrhoea, insufficiency of small intestine qi, breast abscess, absence of sweating
Painful obstruction, extreme sensation of cold and heat, burning sensation in the front of the ears.

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What is ST40?

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FENGLONG / Abundant Bulge

Luo-Connecting point of the Stomach channel

36
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What are the actions of ST40?

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Transforms phlegm and dampness
Benefits the chest
Clears phlegm from the Lung and alleviates cough and wheezing
Clears phlegm from the Heart and calms the spirit
Activates the channel and alleviates pain

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What are the indications of ST40?

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Copious phlegm, fullness, oppression and pain of the chest, dizziness, headache, wind-phlegm, plumstone qi, swelling and pain of the throat, painful obstruction with sudden loss of voice
Damp body, slackness and heaviness of the body
Cough and SOB, wheezing, dyspnoea, asthma
Mania-depression, restlessness, epilepsy, hypertension
Constipation, difficulty in passing urine and stools

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What is ST41?

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JIEXI / Stream Divide

Jing-River and Fire point of the Stomach Channel

39
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What are the actions of ST41?

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Clears heat from the stomach channel and fu
Calms the spirit
Activates the channel and alleviates pain

40
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What are the indications of ST41?

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Swelling of the face and head, frontal headache, pain of the eyebrow, head wind, redness of the face and eyes, dizziness, pain in the mouth
Abdominal distension, belching with abdominal distension and fullness, hunger with inability to eat, constipation
Febrile disease with absence of sweating
Epilepsy, clonic spasm, mania, agitation, sadness and weeping, fright palpitations, seeing ghosts
Swelling and pain of the ankle

41
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What is ST42?

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CHONGYANG / Rushing Yang

Yuan-Source point of the Stomach Channel

42
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What are the actions of ST42?

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Clears heat from the stomach channel
Harmonises the stomach fu
Calms the spirit
Activates the channel and alleviates pain

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What are the indications of ST42?

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Deviation of the mouth and eye, swelling and pain of the face, swelling of the face, toothache, tooth decay
Epigastric pain, vomiting
Mania-depression

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What is ST43?

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XIANGU / Sunken Valley

Shu-Stream and Wood point

45
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What are the actions of ST43?

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Regulates the Spleen and dispels oedema

Regulates and harmonises the stomach and intestines

46
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What are the indications of ST43?

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Oedema and swelling of the face, pain and swelling of the eyes
Abdominal pain, abdominal distension and fullness, borborygmus, fullness of the chest and lateral costal region.
Fever with absence of sweating
Swelling and pain of the dorsal of the foot

47
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What is ST44?

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NEITING / Inner Courtyard
Ying-Spring and water point
Ma Dan-Yang heavenly star point

48
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What are the actions of ST44?

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Clears heat from the stomach channel and alleviates pain
Harmonises the intestines and clears damp-heat
Calms the spirit

49
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What are the indications of ST44?

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Toothache, pain of the lower teeth, pain of the upper teeth, pain of the eye, pain of the face
Abdominal pain, distension of the lower abdomen, borborygmus, diarrhoea

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What is ST45?

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LIDUI / Strict exchange

Jing-Well and metal point of the Stomach Channel

51
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What are the actions of ST45?

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Clears heat from the stomach channel

Clears heat, calms the spirit and restores consciousness

52
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What are the indications of ST45?

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Swelling of the face, heat in the head, nosebleed, yellow nasal discharge, toothache, lockjaw
Loss of consciousness

53
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What is ST4?

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DICANG / Earth Granary

Meeting point of the stomach and large intestine channels with the yang motility and conception vessels

54
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What are the actions of ST4?

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Eliminates Wind from the face

Activates the channel and alleviates pain

55
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What are the indications of ST4?

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Deviation of mouth, pain of the cheek, trigeminal neuralgia, drooling, toothache, loss of speech
Ceaseless movement of eyeball, inability to close the eye, twitching of eyelids, itching of the eye, blurring of distant objects, night blindness

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What is ST6?

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JIACHE / Jaw Bone

Sun SI-Miao Ghost point

57
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What are the actions of ST6?

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Eliminates wind and benefits the jaw and teeth

Activates the channel and alleviates pain

58
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What are the indications of ST6?

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Deviation of mouth and eye, swelling of the cheek, toothache, stiffness and pain of the neck, loss of voice

59
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What is ST17?

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RUZHONG / Middle of the breast

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What are the actions of ST17?

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Benefits the breasts and reduces swelling

Unbinds the chest and alleviates cough and wheezing

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What are the indications of ST17?

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Breast abscess, breast pain, scanty lactation, difficult labour
Cough, dyspnoea, swelling and and pain of the arm

62
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What is ST29?

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GUILAI / Return

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What are the actions of ST29?

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Warms the lower jiao

Regulates menstruation and benefits the genital region

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What are the indications of ST29?

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Amenorrhoea, irregular menstruation, uterine prolapse, swelling pain and cold of the vagina, infertility, leucorrhoea

65
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What is ST35?

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DUBI / CALFS NOSE

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What are the actions of ST35?

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Dispels wind-damp and reduces swelling

Activates the channel and alleviates pain

67
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What are the indications of ST35?

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Swelling and pain of the knee joint, difficulty flexing and extending the knee, weakness of the knee joint, numbness of the knee

68
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What is ST38?

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TIAOKOU / Lines Opening

69
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What are the actions of ST38?

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Expels Wind-Damp and alleviates pain

Benefits the shoulder

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What are the indications of ST38?

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Atrophy disorder and painful obstruction of the lower limb, coldness, swelling and pain of the shin
Pain and stiffness of the shoulder, abdominal pain.

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