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POINT: ST-42 (STOMACH-42)

NAME: CHONGYANG

English: Rushing Yang
Also Known As: Thoroughfare of Yang
 Attack of Yang
Pouring Yang

LOCATION:

  • On the dome of the instep of the foot, between the tendons of the long extensor muscle of the big toe and the long extensor muscle of the toes, where the pulsation of the dorsal artery of the foot is palpable.
  • Located 1.3 cun distal to ST-41 Jiexi, at the highest point of the dorsum of the foot, in the depression formed by the second and third metatarsal bones and the cuneiform bone.
  • Located 1.5 cun below ST-41 Jiexi at the hump on the dorsum of the foot and to the side of the dorsalis pedis artery.
  • On the dorsum of the foot, in the depression formed by the junction of second and third metatarsal bones and the second and third cuneiform bones, 1.5 cun distal to ST-41 Jiexi, on the line drawn between ST-41 Jiexi and ST-43 Xiangu, at the point where the pulsation of the dorsalis pedis artery may be palpated.
    Note: run the finger proximally from ST-43 Xiangu towards ST-41 Jiexi; the point is located in a depression approximately halfway between these two points. This point may lie on either side of the slip of the extensor digitorum longus tendon, which runs to the second toe.

NEEDLING:

  • Avoid puncturing the artery. Puncture perpendicularly 0.3 to 0.5 cun.
  • Moxibustion is applicable.
  • straight insertion, 0.3 to 0.5 cun.
  • Caution: avoid the Blood vessel.
  • Oblique or perpendicular insertion0.3 to 0.5 cun.

COMMAND FUNCTIONS:

  • Yuan-source point
  • Exit point

ACTIONS:

  • Tonifies the Stomach and Spleen
  • Calms the Shen
  • Removes obstructions from the channel
  • Clears Heat from the Stomach channel
  • Harmonizes the Stomach
  • Activates the channel
  • Alleviates pain

INDICATIONS:

  • Throws off clothes and runs around
  • Jumps on tables
  • Sings out loud
  • Generally acting crazy
  • Walks aimlessly
  • Mental illness
  • Cold Bi syndrome
  • Facial paralysis
  • Anorexia
  • Epigastric pain and distention
  • Abdominal distention
  • Constipation
  • Hysteria
  • Anxiety
  • Chronic restlessness
  • Headache
  • No strength in the arms or legs
  • Deviation of the mouth and eye
  • Tooth decay
  • Heat and pain of the inside of the mouth
  • Mania-depression
  • Desire to ascend to high places and sing
  • Mania-depression
  • Post-poliomyelitis
  • Arthritis
  • Toothache
  • Gingivitis
  • Vomiting
  • Epilepsy
  • Pain of the upper teeth
  • Redness and swelling of the dorsum of the foot
  • Muscular atrophy and motor impairment of the foot
  • Muscular atrophy, weakness and pain of the foot
  • Malarial disorders
  • Fever
  • Facial paralysis with swelling
  • Facial edema
  • Leg Qi
  • Abdominal distention with no pleasure in eating
  • Fever with absence of sweat
  • Chills and fever with malarial disorder

COMBINATIONS:

SJ-4
Yangchi

ST-25
Tianshu
ST-40
Fenglong
ST-45
Lidui
ST-43
Xiangu

GB-7
Qubin

Powerfully tonifies the Middle Jiao

Dispels Cold from the joints

Cold Bi

Facial swelling

Tooth decay

HT-7
Shenmen
SI-3
Houxi

ST-40
Fenglong

GB-34
Yanglingquan
LIV-3
Taichong
GB-40
Qiuxu

Mania, desires to ascend to high places and sing

Discards clothing and runs around

Mania disorder with rash behavior

Desires to ascend to high places and sing

Discards clothing and runs around

 

Flaccidity of the legs

LU-7
Lieque

 

 

One-sided Wind (hemiplegia)

 

 

CONTRAINDICATIONS:

NOTES:

  • This is known as the "perfect calm" point.