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ST-41 (Jie Xi) Ravine Divide

Acupuncture Points on the Stomach Channel of Foot Yang Ming

  • Acupuncture Point Five Elements Jing-River & Fire Point
Clears heat from the Stomach channel and fu
  • Calms the spirit
  • Activates the channel and alleviates pain
    • Pain of the ankle joint, muscular atrophy, motor impairment, pain and paralysis of the lower extremities, epilepsy, headache, dizziness and vertigo, abdominal distension. constipation.

    Where is ST-41 located?

    • A Manual of Acupuncture (p. 167): On the ankle, level with the prominence of the lateral malleolus, in a depression between the tendons of extensor hallucis longus and extensor digitorum longus.
    • Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (p. 155): On the dorsum of the foot, at the midpoint of the transverse crease of the ankle joint, in the depression between the tendons of m. extensor digitorum longus and hallucis longus, approximately at the level of the tip of the external malleolus.
    Puncture perpendicularly 0.5-0.7 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.

    Sources & References

    Compiled and edited by Thomas Dehli, Founder & Editor, Sacred Lotus

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