Atlas of Acupuncture

4.3 The Stomach Channel System – Foot yangming(zu yang ming jing luo)

Location

On the dorsum of the foot, in the depression between the 2nd

and 3rd metatarsal bones, at the level of the junction of the shafts

and the heads of these metatarsal bones.

How to find

Palpate from distal (toes) towards proximal (ankle) between the

2nd and 3rd metatarsal bones, until the finger glides into a

depression distal to the metatarsophalangeal joint, where ST-43

is located. It is approximately on the same level as the junction

of the shafts and the heads of the two metatarsal bones.

Needling

Vertically or obliquely 0.5–1 cun

Actions/Indications

● Regulates the Spleen, Stomach and Intestines, reduces oedema

Special features

Shu-stream point, Wood point, generally used for ‘inflammatory’

joint disorders (bi-syndromes).

Sunken Valley XIANGU ST-43

ST-43

Metatarsal II

Metatarsal III

G.B.-40

G.B.-41

ST-43

G.B.-42

G.B.-43

BL-67 ST-44

G.B.-44

ST-45

LIV-1 SP-1

LIV-3

ST-42

LIV-4

ST-41 SP-5

SP-4

SP-3

SP-2

BL-66

BL-65

BL-64

BL-63

Ex-LE-10

(bafeng)

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