Stomach Channel Flashcards
where does the ST channel begin
LI 20
jing well
ST45
ying spring
ST44
shu stream
ST43
jing river
ST41
he sea
ST36
yuan source point
ST42
luo
ST40
xi cleft
ST34
Front Mu of the LI
ST25
Command point of the abdomen
ST36
lower he sea of the small intestine
ST39
lower he sea of the large intestine
ST37
ST1 location
With the eyes looking straight forward, the point is directly below the pupil, between the eyeball and the infraorbital ridge
ST2 location
Directly below the pupil in the depression at the infraorbital foramen
ST3 location
Directly below the pupil, at the level of the lower border of ala nasi, on the lateral side of the nasolabial groove
ST4 location
Lateral to the corner of the mouth, directly below the pupil
ST5 location
Anterior to the angle of the mandible, on the anterior border of the attached portion of the masseter where the pulsation of facial artery is palpable, in the groove-like depression appearing when the cheek is bulged.
ST6 location
One finger breadth anterior and superior to the lower angle of the mandible where masseter is prominent when the teeth are clenched and depressive when it is pressed.
Needle perpendicularly toward ST4
ST7 location
On the face, anterior to the ear, in the depression between the zygomatic arch and the mandibular notch. This point is located when the mouth is closed
ST8 location
On the lateral side of the head, 0.5 cun above the anterior hairline at the corner of the forehead and 4.5 cun lateral to the midline of the head
ST9 location
Level with the tip of the Adam’s apple where the pulsation of common carotid artery is palpable, on the anterior border of the SCM
ST10 location
At the midpoint of the line joining ST9 and ST11, on the anterior border of the SCM
Avoid Carotid artery