Stomach/Zu Yangming Channel Study Guide Flashcards
Chinese term for ST
Leg (Jiao) Yangming
Why is ST the most powerful primary channel in the Nei Jing?
Compared to a sea (plenty of Qi and Xue); all others are rivers, streams
Which epidemic contemporary disease may be ass’d with ST?
Cancer
The ST Mu point is how many cun above the navel?
4 cun
The number of the ST Mu and Shu?
Mu: Ren 12
Shu: UB 21
Which toes does ST end at?
2nd and 3rd on the lateral nailbed
Direction of flow in the ST Luo, Divergent/Zheng, and Sinew channels?
UP
ST 2 treats which two areas/conditions?
Sinuses and parasites
Best local point for oral sores?
ST 4
Best local points for tooth and gum disease?
ST 6, 7
ST 8 can do two things:
Release - Yang/wind/heat
Treat - damp/phlegm
Which channels meet at ST 12?
All Yang except UB
What does ST 13 treat?
Psychic trauma
Which point is the great Luo of the ST? What does it treat?
ST 18 on the L side
Tx of pseudo-MI
ST 21 is level with:
Ren 12, 4 cun superior to navel
the ST Mu point
How may ST 24 calm Shen and treat Phlegm?
Name: Hua Rou Men – Slippery Flesh Gate – works to create a slide for Phlegm to be released
Works with ST 23
Both correlate with Ren 9, 10 (primary damp point)
Name and meaning of ST 25?
Tian Shu – Heavenly Pivot
ST 25 is Mu point for which organ?
LI
Remember: LI Mu - ST 25; LI Shu - UB 25