ST-01 (Cheng Qi) Tear Container

Acupuncture Points on this Channel ST-01 ST-02 ST-03 ST-04 ST-05 ST-06 ST-07 ST-08 ST-09 ST-10 ST-11 ST-12 ST-13 ST-14 ST-15 ST-16 ST-17 ST-18 ST-19 ST-20 ST-21 ST-22 ST-23 ST-24 ST-25 ST-26 ST-27 ST-28 ST-29 ST-30 ST-31 ST-32 ST-33 ST-34 ST-35 ST-36 ST-37 ST-38 ST-39 ST-40 ST-41 ST-42 ST-43 ST-44 ST-45

Acupuncture Points on the Stomach Channel of Foot Yang Ming

• Meeting Point of the Stomach Channel with the Yang Motility and Conception Vessels

Actions:

• Benefits the eyes and stops lacrimation
• Eliminates wind and clears heat

Indications:

• Redness, swelling and pain of the eye, lacrimation, night blindness, twitching of eyelids, facial paralysis.

Pont Location:

• A Manual of Acupuncture: With the eyes looking directly forwards, this point is located directly below the pupil between the eyeball and the infraorbital ridge.
• Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion: When the eyes looking straight forward, the point is directly below the pupil, between the eyeball and the infraorbital ridge.

Needling Method:

• Push the eyeball upward with the left thumb and puncture perpendicularly and slowly 0.5-1.0 inch along the infraorbital ridge. It is not advisable to manipulate the needle with large amplitude.