Stomach Channel Flashcards
Where is ST-1
“Container of Tears:
With the eyes looking directly forwards, this point is located directly below the pupil between the eyeball and the infraorbital ridge
Where is ST-2
“Four Whites”
With the eyes looking directly forwards, this point is located 1 cun directly below the pupil, in the depression at the infraorbital foramen
ST-3
“Great Crevice”
With the eyes looking directly forwards, this point is located directly below the pupil, level with the lower border of the ala nasi, on the lateral side of that naso-labial groove
Where is ST-4
“Earth granary”:
.4 cun lateral to the corner of the mouth
Where is ST-5
“Great Welcome”
Directly anterior to the angle of the jaw, in a depression next to the anterior border of the masseter muscle.
Where is ST-6
“Jaw bone”
Approximately 1 fingerbreadth anterior and superior to the angle of the jaw at the prominence of the masseter muscle
Where is ST-7
“Below the joint”
At or slightly below the lower border of the zygomatic arch
Where is ST-8
“Head’s binding”
-At the corner of the forehead, 4.5 cun lateral to midline and .5 cun within the anterior hairline
Where is ST-9
“Man’s Welcome”
-level with the trip of and 1.5 cun lateral to the laryngeal prominence, in the depression between the anterior border of the sternocleidomastoid muscle and the later border of the thyroid cartilage.
Where is ST-10
“Water Prominence”
On the neck, at the anterior border of the sternocleidomastoid muscle midway between ST-9 and ST-11
Where is ST-11
“Abode of Qi”
At the root of the neck, superior to the medial end of the clavicle, directly below ST-9, in the depression between the sternal and clavicular heads of the sternocleidomastoid muscle
Where is ST-12
“Empty Basin”
At 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.
Where is ST-13
“Qi door”
At the top of the chest, directly below ST-12, on the inferior border of the clavicle, 4 cun lateral to the midline, on the mamillary line
Where is ST-19
“Not Contained”
-On the abdomen, 2 cun lateral to the midline and 6 cun superior to the umbilicus
Where is ST-20
“Supporting Fullness”
-On the abdomen, 2 cun lateral to the midline, 5 cun superior to the umbilicus
Where is ST-21
“Beam gate”
On the abdomen, 2 cun lateral to the midline and 4 cun superior to the umbilicus
Where is ST-22
“Pass Gate”
On the abdomen, 2 cun lateral to the midline and 3 cun superior to the umbilicus
Where is ST-23
“Supreme Unity”
On the abdomen, 2 cun lateral to the midline and 2 cun superior to the umbilicus
Where is ST-24
“Slippery Fish Gate”
On the abdomen, 2 cun lateral to the midline and 1 cun superior to the umbilicus
Where is ST-25
“Heaven’s Pivot”
On the abdomen, 2 cun lateral to the umbilicus
Where is ST-26
“Outer Mound”
On the lower abdomen, 2 cun lateral to the mainline and 1 cun inferior to the umbilicus
Where is ST-27
“The Great”
-On the lower abdomen, 2 cun lateral to the midline and 2 cun inferior to the umbilicus
Where is ST-28
“Water Passage”
On the lower abdomen, 2 cun lateral to the midline and 3 cun inferior to the umbilicus
Where is ST-29
“Return”
On the lower abdomen, 2 cun lateral to the midline and 4 cun inferior to the umbilicus
Where is ST-32
“Crouching Rabbit”
On the anterior thigh, a channel drawn between the lateral superior border of the patella and the high point of the anterior superior iliac spine, in a depression 6 cun proximal to the superior border of the patella
Where is ST-33
“Yin Market”
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
Where is ST-34
“Ridge Mound”
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, take patella measurement= patella distance
Where is ST-35
“Calf’s nose”
On the knee, in the deepest hollow formed when the knee is flexed immediately below the patella and lateral to the patellar ligament
Where is ST-36
“Leg Three Miles”
3 cun inferior to ST-35, one figer breadth to the edge of the tibia, where bone flares
Where is ST-37
“Upper Great void”
On the lower leg, 3 cun inferior to ST-36, one finger breadth lateral to the anterior crest of the tibia
Where is ST-38
“Lines opening”
Half-way between ST-35 and ST-41, 2 cun below ST-37, divide the leg into 16, half is 8 which is where ST-38 is
Where is ST- 39
“Lower great void”
1 cun below ST-38 which is halfway, one finger breath lateral to the anterior crest of the tibia
Where is ST-40
“Abundant Bulge”
One fingerbredth lateral to ST-38 which is halfway
Where is ST-41
“Stream Divide”
On the anterior ankle, level with the prominence of the lateral malleolus, in a depression between the tendons of extensor hallucis longus and extensor digitorum longus, locate tendons with foot 90 degrees
Where is ST-42
“Rushing Yang”
On the dors un of the foot, in the small depression formed by the junction of the second and third metatarsal bones and the cuneiform bones (second and third), 1.5 cun distal to ST-41 on the line drawn between ST-41 and ST-43, at the point where the pulsation of the dorsal is pedis artery may be palpated. Half-way between ST 43 and ST 41 is ST 42
Where is ST-43
“Sunken Valley”
On the dorsum of the foot, between the second and third metatarsal bones, in depression 1 cun proximal to ST 44
Where is ST-44
“Inner Court”
On the dorsum of the foot, between the second and third toes, .5 cun proximal to the margin of the web
Where is ST-45
“Strict Exchange”
On the lateral aspect of the 2nd toe on the edge of the nail
