Stomach Meridian of the Foot Yangming (cont'd) Flashcards
S-1 / Chengqi
Location:
With the eyes are looking straight forward, the point is directly below the pupil, between the eyeball and the infraorbital ridge
S-2 / Sibai
Location:
Directly below the pupil, in the depression at the infraorbital foramen
S-3 / Juliao
Location:
Directly below the pupil, at the level of the lower border of the ala nasi on the lateral side of the nasolabial groove
S-4 / Dicang
Location:
Lateral to the corner of the mouth, directly below the pupil
S-5 / Daying
Location:
Anterior to the angle of the mandible, on the anterior border of the attached portion of the m. masseter where the pulsation of facial artery is palpable, in the groove-like depression appearing when the cheek is bulged
S-6 / Jiache
Location:
One finger-breadth anterior and superior to the lower angle of the of the mandible where the m. masseter is prominent when the teeth are clenched, and depressive when it is pressed
S-7 / Xiaguan
Location:
On the face, anterior to the ear, in the depression between the zygomatic arch and the mandibular notch. The point is located with the mouth closed
S-8 / Touwei
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
S-9 / Renying
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 m. sternocleidomastoideus
S-10 / Shuitu
Location:
At the midpoint of the line joining Renying (S-9) and Qishe (S-11), on the anterior border of m. sternocleidomastoideus
S-11 / Qishe
Location:
At the superior border of the sternal extremity of the clavicle, between the sternal head and the clavicular head of m. sternocleidomastoideus
S-12 / Quepen
Location:
In the midpoint of the supraclavicular fossa, 4 cun lateral to the anterior midline
S-13 / Qihu
Location:
At the lower border of the middle of the clavicle, 4 cun lateral to the anterior midline
S-14 / Kufang
Location:
In the first intercostal space, 4 cun lateral to the anterior midline
S-15 / Wuyi
Location:
In the 2nd intercostal space, 4 cun lateral to the anterior midline
S-16 / Yingchuan
Location:
In the 3rd intercostal space, 4 cun lateral to the anterior midline
S-17 / Ruzhong
Location:
In the 4th intercostal space, in the center of the nipple, 4 cun lateral to the anterior midline
S-18 / Rugen
Location:
On the chest, directly below the nipple, on the lower border of the breast (root of the breast), in the 5th intercostal space, 4 cun lateral to the anterior midline