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Points 3
ST Point Fx
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ST-1 CHENQI - CONTAINING TEARS | *EMPIRICAL POINT: eye problems from heat & ext. or int. wind (myopia, conjunctivitis, night-blindness), expels wind from the face (facial paralysis, tic of the eyelids) |
| ST-2 SAIBAI - FOUR WHITES | *EMPIRICAL POINT: biliary ascariasis (GB round worms), similar to ST-1 (expels ext. wind, eye swelling, facial paralysis, expels int. wind, eye tic, facial paralysis & trigeminal neuralgia), best for muscle problems affecting the eyes |
| ST-3 JULIAO- GREAT CREVICE | *Yang Qiao Mai* similar to ST-1 & ST-2 (expels ext. & int. wind from the face, facial paralysis, trigeminal neuralgia), benefits the nose (epitaxis, nasal obstruction) |
| ST-4 DICANG - EARTH GRANARY | *Yang Qiao Mai* Ren Mai* Meeting point of LI & ST* expels wind (major point for facial paralysis when mouth is also deviated, trigeminal neuralgia, drooling, numbness of the lips & face, tics, ithcy eyes, blurred vision), aphasia (speech disorder caused b |
| ST-6 JIACHE - JAW CHARIOT | *MAJOR POINT: eliminates ext. wind for facial paralysis following wind-stroke, mumps & spasm of the masseter, problems of the lower jaw (toothache) |
| ST-7 XIAGUAN - LOWER GATE | *Meeting point of ST & GB* important local point for int. or ext. wind in the face (facial paralysis, for trigeminal neuralgia it influences all 3 branches of this nerve), also benefits the ear, jaw problems (upper jaw, toothache) |
| ST-8 TOUWEI - HEAD CORNER | *Yang Wie Mai* Meeting point of the ST & GB* MAJOR POINT: dizziness from dampness & phlegm in the head, headaches from phlegm, eye problems (lachrymation) |
| ST-9 RENYING - PERSON'S WELCOME | *Sea of Qi* Meeting of ST & GB* removes obstructions from the head & subdues rebellious qi for excess patterns (headache, dizziness, red face), dissipates nodules on vocal cords or swelling of the thyroid, regulates qi & eliminates imbalances |
| ST-12 QUEPEN - EMPTY BASIN | *Meeting point of ST, LI, SI, SJ & GB channels* excess patterns (rebellious ST & LU qi causing S.O.B. & asthma), convergence point for all yang channels, calms the mind by sending qi downwards |
| ST-25 TIANSHU - HEAVENLY PIVOT | *Front-mu of the LI* excess patterns of the ST (abdominal pain & distention), stops diarrhea from SP def or dampness, clears int. heat from ST & intestines (good for yang brightness or qi level patterns), mental irritation, anxiety, moves qi & blood for p |
| ST-35 DUBI - CALF NOSE | *painful obstruction of the knee caused by damp & cold |
| ST-36 ZUSANLI - THREE MILES OF THE FOOT | *He-Sea* Earth* MAJOR POINT: tonify qi, blood, yang, yin & original qi, def of ST & intestines, strengthens the upright qi & resistance to ext. pathogenic factors, brightens the eyes (chronic eye diseases), harmonizes nutritive & wei qi to regulate the sp |
| ST-38 TIAOKOU - NARROW OPENING | *EMPIRICAL POINT: for pain & stiffness in the shoulder |
| ST-39 XIAJUXU- LOWER GREAT EMPTINESS | *Lower He Sea of the SI* Sea of Blood* tx of all patterns affecting the SI (lower abdominal pain with borborygmi & flatulence), resolves damp-heat in the SI (cloudy dark urine & stools with mucous), pain in the legs caused by wind & dampness, tonifies blo |
| ST-40 FENGLONG - ABUNDANT BULGE | *LUO* MAJOR POINT: resolves all phlegm in the body (substantial phlegm from the chest, lumps, non-substantial phlegm clouding the mind, etc.), mental disturbances & calms the mind (headache, dizziness, muzziness, anxiety, fears, phobias), subdues rebellio |
| ST-41 JIEXI - DISPERSING STREAM | *RIVER* affects joints, painful bi of the foot to expel cold & damp (multiple sclerosis), clears ST heat (burning epigastrium, thirst, headache or sore throat), calms the mind & conducts heat down & away |
| ST-42 CHONGYANG - PENETRATING YANG | *SOURCE* tonifies the ST & SP & MJ, dispels cold from joints for bi & cold syndromes, opens the mind's orifices (mental illness) |
| ST-43 XIANGU - SINKING VALLEY | *STREAM* Wood* expel wind & heat from the joints in painful bi, regulates the intestines, edema in the face |
| ST-44 NEITING - INNER COURTYARD | *SPRING* Water* clears heat from the ST (bleeding gums), Yang Brightness or qi level patterns, stops pain along the ST channel (lower jaw), eliminates wind from the face (facial paralysis, trigeminal neuralgia) |
| ST-45 LIDUI - SICK MOUTH | *WELL* Metal* calms the mind (related to ST fire), clears HT fire (insomnia) |
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