Base de conocimientoPuntos de acupuntura
ST-42
Chongyang
Rushing *Yang*
También conocido comoThoroughfare of *Yang* · Attack of *Yang* · Pouring *Yang*
- Canal
- Estómago
- Clasificación
- Yuan-Fuente, Salida
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Localización
- 01On the high point of the foot's dorsum, between the tendons of extensor hallucis longus and extensor digitorum longus, where the dorsalis pedis artery's pulse can be felt.
- 021.3 cun distal to ST-41 Jiexi, at the foot dorsum's highest point, in the hollow formed by the second and third metatarsals and the cuneiform bone.
- 031.5 cun below ST-41 Jiexi, at the bony prominence on the foot's dorsum, beside the dorsalis pedis artery.
- 04On the foot's dorsum, in the hollow where the second and third metatarsals meet the second and third cuneiform bones, 1.5 cun distal to ST-41 Jiexi, along the line connecting ST-41 Jiexi and ST-43 Xiangu, where the dorsalis pedis pulse is felt. Note: tracing proximally from ST-43 Xiangu toward ST-41 Jiexi, the point falls in a depression roughly midway between the two; it may sit on either side of the extensor digitorum longus slip running to the second toe.
Punción
- 01Do not puncture the artery; needle perpendicularly, 0.3-0.5 cun.
- 02Moxibustion may be used.
- 03Insert straight in, 0.3-0.5 cun.
- 04Caution: avoid the Blood vessel.
- 05Insert obliquely or perpendicularly, 0.3-0.5 cun.
Funciones del punto
- Yuan-source point
- Exit point
Acciones
- Tonifies the Stomach and Spleen
- Calms the Shen
- Clears obstruction from the channel
- Clears Heat from the Stomach channel
- Harmonizes the Stomach
- Frees the channel
- Relieves pain
Indicaciones
- Strips off clothing and runs about
- Climbs and jumps on tables
- Sings loudly
- General crazed behavior
- Wandering aimlessly
- Mental illness
- Cold Bi syndrome
- Facial paralysis
- Anorexia
- Epigastric distention and pain
- Abdominal distention
- Constipation
- Hysteria
- Anxiety
- Chronic restlessness
- Headache
- Weak arms and legs
- Deviated mouth and eye
- Tooth decay
- Heat and pain inside the mouth
- Manic-depression
- Urge to climb high and sing
- Manic-depressive disorder
- Post-polio sequelae
- Arthritis
- Toothache
- Gingivitis
- Vomiting
- Epilepsy
- Upper-teeth pain
- Red, swollen dorsum of the foot
- Foot muscle wasting with impaired movement
- Foot muscle wasting, weakness and pain
- Malarial disorders
- Fever
- Facial paralysis with swelling
- Facial edema
- Leg Qi
- Abdominal distention with poor appetite
- Fever without sweating
- Chills and fever accompanying malarial disorder
Combinaciones
Strongly tonifies the Middle Jiao and dispels Cold from the joints, for Cold Bi
For facial swelling
For tooth decay
For mania — the urge to climb high and sing, stripping off clothes and running about
- ST-40
For mania with reckless behavior — the urge to climb high and sing, stripping off clothes and running about
For flaccid legs
Notas
It is referred to as the "perfect calm" point.