eLotus Top Menu - Brand

Chongyang (ST 42)

Location

On the dorsum of the foot, 1.5 cun distal to Jiexi (ST 41), in the depression formed by the junction of the 2nd and 3rd metatarsal bones and cuneiform bones, where the pulsation of the dorsal artery of foot is palpable.

Indications
  • Pain of the upper teeth, facial paralysis
  • Redness and swelling of the dorsum of the foot, muscular atrophy and motor impairment of the foot
Applications
  • Clears heat from the Stomach channel
  • Harmonizes the Stomach
  • Calms the spirit
  • Activates the channel and alleviates pain
Balance Method: 
Techniques

Needle perpendicularly 0.3-0.5 cun. Avoid puncturing the dorsalis pedis artery.

Remarks
Special Points Remarks: 
Yuan Source Point - ST
Exit Point - ST