Acupuncture Points on the Stomach Channel of Foot Yang Ming
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Jing-Well & Metal Point
Clears heat from the Stomach channelClears heat, calms the spirit and restores consciousness
Facial swelling, deviation of the mouth, epistaxis, toothache, sore throat and hoarse voice, abdominal distension, coldness in the leg and foot, febrile diseases, dream-disturbed sleep, mania.
Where is ST-45 located?
- A Manual of Acupuncture (p. 172): On the dorsal aspect of the second toe, at the junction of lines drawn along the lateral border of the nail and the base of the nail, approximately 0.1 cun from the corner of the nail.
- Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (p. 157): On the lateral side of the 2nd toe, 0.1 cun posterior to the corner of the nail.
Puncture subcutaneously 0.1 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
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