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Module 6   Lesson 10   Zu Yangming Wei Jing

The Stomach channel, part 2: ST-25 to ST-45

Why do the points with the strongest effect on the Stomach, the bowels and Phlegm lie on the lower leg, and how do you choose between them?

After this lesson you can follow the Stomach channel from the abdomen to the second toe, you know the Shu sequence, the three lower He-Sea points and the Seas, you can work out ST-36 and ST-40, and you can choose between Deficiency, Heat and acute.

ST-25, Front-Mu ST-29, ST-30 ST-34, Xi ST-35 ST-36, He-Sea ST-37 ST-40, Luo ST-39 ST-41 ST-44 ST-45, end branch to SP-1 ST-25 to ST-45, abdomen to toe ST-25 Tianshu Front-Mu, Large Intestine ST-26 Wailing minor point ST-27 Daju minor point ST-28 Shuidao water passages ST-29 Guilai menstruation, prolapse ST-30 Qichong Chong Mai; Sea of Food ST-31 Biguan local ST-32 Futu local ST-33 Yinshi local ST-34 Liangqiu Xi-Cleft ST-35 Dubi local: knee ST-36 Zusanli He-Sea; command, abdomen ST-37 Shangjuxu lower He-Sea, LI ST-38 Tiaokou distal point, shoulder ST-39 Xiajuxu lower He-Sea, SI ST-40 Fenglong Luo ST-41 Jiexi Jing-River, Fire ST-42 Chongyang Yuan ST-43 Xiangu Shu-Stream, Wood ST-44 Neiting Ying-Spring, Water ST-45 Lidui Jing-Well, Metal key point, module 1, lesson 16 often used on this channel internal or branch
Schematic, not a location guide. Pathway after Ling Shu 10 as the textbooks give it; compare the drawing in ch. 56. The upper half is in lesson 9.

Know by heart

  • Pathway. From the abdomen to the groin (ST-30), over the front of the thigh and the knee (ST-35), along the outer side of the shinbone (ST-36 to ST-40), over the ankle (ST-41) and the top of the foot to the second toe (ST-45); a branch goes to the big toe, to SP-1. mnemonic: groin, thigh, knee, shin, ankle, toe.
  • The Shu sequence. ST-45 Jing-Well, ST-44 Ying-Spring, ST-43 Shu-Stream, ST-41 Jing-River, ST-36 He-Sea; alongside them ST-42 Yuan, ST-40 Luo, ST-34 Xi. mnemonic: from the toe upwards: 45, 44, 43, skip 42 (Yuan), 41, and the sea at 36.
  • Lower He-Sea points and Seas. ST-36 Stomach, ST-37 Large Intestine, ST-39 Small Intestine. Sea of Water and Grain (also Sea of Food): ST-30 and ST-36; Sea of Blood: ST-37 and ST-39, with BL-11. mnemonic: six, seven, nine: Stomach, large, small.
  • ST-36 Zusanli. He-Sea; command point for the abdomen. Tonifies Qi and Blood, Spleen and Stomach, Wei Qi. Eight of the nineteen core patterns.
  • ST-40 Fenglong. Luo. Resolves Phlegm, calms the Mind.
  • Heat, acute, bowel, sleep. ST-44 Ying-Spring: Stomach-Heat, toothache in the upper jaw; ST-34 Xi: acute stomach pain and the knee; ST-37 and ST-39 the bowels; ST-45 Jing-Well: sleep with many dreams.
  • Lower abdomen and leg. ST-28 the water passages, ST-29 menstruation and prolapse, ST-30 crossing point with the Chong Mai; ST-35 the knee; ST-38 textbook knowledge: distal point for the shoulder. Lower abdominal points: consult first in pregnancy.

The rest of this lesson is reference.

Stomach 2: ST-25 to ST-45: Why do the points with the strongest effect on the Stomach, the bowels and Phlegm lie on the lower leg, and how do you choose between them?
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Three practice questions from this lesson

Which point is the lower He-Sea point of the Large Intestine?
  1. ST-37
  2. ST-39
  3. ST-36

Answer: ST-37. ST-37 Large Intestine, ST-39 Small Intestine, ST-36 Stomach.

Which point is the Xi-Cleft point of the Stomach?
  1. ST-42 Chongyang
  2. ST-34 Liangqiu
  3. ST-40 Fenglong

Answer: ST-34 Liangqiu. ST-34 Liangqiu. ST-42 is Yuan, ST-40 Luo.

Which point is the Yuan point of the Stomach?
  1. ST-36
  2. ST-43
  3. ST-42

Answer: ST-42. ST-42 Chongyang; on a Yang channel a separate point. ST-43 is Shu-Stream, ST-36 He-Sea.

The rest of this lesson

In the course you get the step-by-step explanation, 18 case-based practice questions, 22 spaced-repetition flashcards, the pitfalls and the bridge to physiology with evidence grades. This lesson belongs to module 6: Points.

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