Stomach Channel of Foot Yang Ming- An Introduction
Stomach Channel of Foot-Yang Ming 足阳明胃经
Stomach Channel starts from the lateral side of the nose, travels upward to the root of nose where it meets the Channel of Foot-Taiyang. Turning downward along the lateral side of the nose, it enters the upper gum. Curving around the lips, it meets Chengjiang (CV 24) in the mentolabial groove. It then travels to the posterior aspect of the mandible passing through the facial artery, ascending in front of the ear and following the anterior hairline, it reaches the forehead. Its cheek branch splits from the front of Daying (ST 5) point and passes through the carotid artery. Passing along the throat it enters the supraclavicular fossa, further descends and passes through the diaphragm, and then enters its penetrating organ, Stomach, and connects to the Spleen, the related organ. The straight branch of the channel in the chest and abdomen arises from the supraclavicular fossa, which descends and passes through the Nipple (4 cun lateral to the midline). It then reaches to the lateral side of the umbilicus (2cun lateral to the anterior midline of abdomen) and enters the inguinal groove, where it merges with the previous branch of the channel. It further descends to front of the Coxa joint, reaches the quadriceps muscle and enters the knee. It continuous further down along the anterior border of the lateral aspect of the tibia to the dorsum of foot and reaches the lateral side of the tip of second toe. The tibial branch of the channel splits from the place 3 cun below the knee and runs downwards and ends at the lateral side of the middle toe. Another branch on the foot emerges from the dorsum of the foot to enter the medial side of the tip of the big toe, where it links with the spleen channel.
Indications of Stomach Channel of Foot-Yang Ming: Diseases of the Stomach and Intestines, Disorders of head, Face and five sense organs, mental diseases, and Febrile diseases.
| Point No. | Name | Location |
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Cheng Qi 承泣 |
When eyes are looking straight forward, the point is vertically below the pupil, between the eyeball and the infraorbital border. | |
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Si Bai 四白 |
When eyes are looking straight forward, the point is vertically below the pupil in the depression of the infraorbital foramen. | |
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Ju Liao 巨髎 |
When eyes are looking straight, vertically below the pupil at the level of the lower border of Ala Nasi, on the lateral side of the nasolabial groove. | |
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Di Cang 地仓
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When eyes are looking straight, vertically below the pupil at the level of the angle of the mouth. | |
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Da Ying 大迎 |
Anterior to the angle of the mandible, on the anterior border of the attached portion of medial masseter, where the facial artery pulsates.
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Jia Che 颊车 |
One finger width anterior and superior to the lower angle of mandible, at the prominence of masseter muscle when teeth are clenched. | |
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Xia Guan下关 |
Depression between zygomatic arch and mandibular notch | |
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Tou Wei 头维 |
0.5 cun straight above the corner of the anterior hairaline, 4.5 cun lateral to anterior mid line of forehead | |
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Ren Ying人迎 |
Lateral to Adam’s apple, on the anterior boarder of medial sternocleidomastoidus, where the carotid artery pulses | |
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Shui Tu 水突 |
On the anterior boarder of medial sternocleidomastoidus at the midpoint of the line linking Ren Ying(ST9) and Qi She (ST11) | |
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Qi She 气舍 |
On the neck, superficial boarder of the sterna extremity of the clavicle between sterna head and clavicular head of medial sternocleidomastoidus | |
| ST 12 | Que Pen 缺盆 | In the midpoint of the supraclavicular fossa,4 cun lateral to the anterior midline of the chest |
| ST 13 | Qi Hu 气户 | At the lower boarder in the center of the clavicle 4 cun lateral to the anterior midline of the chest |
| ST 14 | Ku Fang 库房 | On the 1st intercoastal space, 4 cun lateral to the anterior midline of the chest |
| ST 15 | Wu Yi 屋翳 | On the 2nd intercoastal space, 4 cun lateral to the anterior midline of the chest |
| ST 16 | Ying Chuang 膺窗 | On the 3rd intercoastal space, 4 cun lateral to the anterior midline of the chest |
| ST 17 | Ru Zhong
乳中 |
On the 4th intercoastal space, 4 cun lateral to anterior midline of chest, at the center of nipple |
| ST 18 | Ru Gen 乳根 | On the 5th intercoastal space, vertically below the nipple, 4 cun lateral anterior midline of the chest |
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Bu Rong 不容 |
On the upper abdomen, 6 cun above the center of the umbilicus, 2 cun lateral to anterior midline. | |
| Cheng Man
承满 |
On the upper abdomen, 5 cun above the center of the umbilicus, 2 cun lateral to anterior midline. | |
| Liang Men
梁门 |
On the upper abdomen, 4 cun above the center of the umbilicus, 2 cun lateral to anterior midline. | |
| Guan Men
关门 |
On the upper abdomen, 3 cun above the center of the umbilicus, 2 cun lateral to anterior midline. | |
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Tai Yi 太乙 |
On the upper abdomen, 2 cun above the center of the umbilicus, 2 cun lateral to anterior midline. | |
| Hua Rou Men 滑肉门 | On the upper abdomen, 1 cun above the center of the umbilicus, 2 cun lateral to anterior midline. | |
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Tian Shu 天枢 |
2 cun lateral to the umbilicus | |
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Wai Ling 外陵 |
On the lower abdomen, 1 cun below the center of the umbilicus, 2 cun lateral to the anterior midline | |
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Da Ju 大巨 |
On the lower abdomen, 2 cun below the center of the umbilicus, 2 cun lateral to the anterior midline of the abdomen | |
| Shui Dao
水道 |
On the lower abdomen, 3 cun below the center of the umbilicus, 2 cun lateral to the anterior midline | |
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Gui Lai 归来 |
On the lower abdomen, 4 cun below the center of the umbilicus, 2 cun lateral to the anterior midline | |
| ST 30 | Qi Chong
气冲 |
On the lower abdomen, 5 cun below the center of the umbilicus, 2 cun lateral to the anterior midline of the abdomen |
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Bi Guan 髀关 |
On the line linking the anterior superior iliac spine and the lateral border of the patella, level with the gluteal groove in the depression lateral to the seratorius muscle. | |
| ST 32 | Fu Tu 伏兔 | Line linking anterior superior iliac spine & lateral border of the patella, 6 cun above the patella. |
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Yin Shi 阴市 |
On the line linking the anterior superior iliac spine and the lower lateral border of the patella, 3 cun above the upper lateral border of the kneecap. | |
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Liang qiu 梁丘 |
On the line linking the anterior superior iliac spine and the lower lateral border of the patella, 2 cun above the upper lateral border of the patella. | |
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Du Bi 犊鼻 |
When knee is flexed, at lower border of patella, in the depression lateral to the patella ligament. | |
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Zu san Li 足三里 |
3 cun below Du Bi (ST 35), 1 finger width lateral to the anterior crest of tibia. | |
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Shang Ju xu 上巨虚 |
6 cun below Du Bi (ST 35), 1 finger width lateral to the anterior crest of tibia. | |
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Tiao Kou条口 |
8 cun below Du Bi (ST 35), 1 finger width lateral to the anterior crest of tibia. | |
| ST 39 | Xia Ju Xu
下巨虚 |
9 cun below Du Bi (ST 35), 1 finger width lateral to the anterior crest of tibia. |
| ST 40 | Feng Long
丰隆 |
8cun above the external malleolus, 2 finger width lateral to anterior tibial crest. |
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Jie Xi 解溪 |
At the midpoint of the transverse crease of the ankle joint, between the tendons of digitorum longus and hallucis longus. | |
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Chong Yang 冲阳 |
At the highest point of the dorsum of foot, between the tendons of medial extensor hallucis longus and digitorum longus, where the dorsal artery of foot pulsates. | |
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Xian Gu 陷谷 |
On the dorsum of the foot, in the depression distal to the junction of 2nd and 3rd metatarsal bones. | |
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Nei Ting 内庭 |
Proximal to the web margin between 2nd and 3rd toes, at the junction posterior to the toe web of red and white skin. | |
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Li Dui 厉兑 |
On the lateral side of the end of 2nd toe, 0.1 cun lateral to the corner of the nail |