Atlas of Acupuncture

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

Location

With the eyes looking straight ahead, directly below the centre

of the pupil, between the eyeball and the infraorbital ridge.

How to find

With the patient looking straight ahead, the first four points of the

ST channel are located on a vertical line drawn through the centre

of the pupil. Within the area of the lower eyelid, the infraorbital

ridge presents itself as a distinct bony structure. ST-1is located on

the pupil line, directly superior to the infraorbital ridge.

Needling

Ask the patient to look upward, gently push the eyeball upwards

and insert the needle vertically along the orbital ridge in a dorsal

direction. Caution: Venous plexus and arteries, avoid injuring the

eyeball and periost! Needling recommended only by experienced

practitioners! Pay attention to needling pain! No needle manipu-

lation! After removing the needle, press firmly on the insertion

site for about one minute to prevent haematoma. Inform the

patient that it may still be possible for a haematoma to develop.

Moxibustion is contraindicated! Points for disorders of the eyes

with less risk of complications include BL-2, T.B.-21, G.B.-1,

ST-2, Ex-HN-5(taiyang), EX-HN-4(yuyao).

Actions/Indications

● Expels Wind and Heat, clears and benefits the eyes

Special features

Meeting point with the yang qiao maiand ren mai, also with the

du maiaccording to some authors, important point for the eyes,

entry point.

Container of Tears CHENGQI ST-1

ST-1

(below the

pupil)

Orbital

margin

BL-2

Ex-HN-4

ST-1

ST-2

Ex-HN-8

BL-1

G.B.-14

Ex-HN-7

Ex-HN-3

L.I.-20

T.B.-23

G.B.-2 ST-7

G.B.-1

S.I.-18

G.B.-14 G.B.-14

T.B.-23

B.L.-2

Ex-HN-4 Glabella

(yuyao)

Ex-HN-3

(yintang)

Superciliary arch

G.B.-1

ST-2

Infraorbital

margin

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