Base de conocimientoPuntos de acupuntura
ST-43
Xiangu
Sunken Valley
También conocido comoSinking Valley · Depth of the Valley · Deep Valley
- Canal
- Estómago
- Clasificación
- Shu-Arroyo, Cinco Fases
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Localización
- 01In the hollow distal to where the second and third metatarsal bones meet.
- 02Between the second and third metatarsals, directly proximal to the lateral side of the second toe.
- 03On the foot's dorsum, between the second and third metatarsals, in a hollow 1 cun proximal to ST-44 Neiting.
Punción
- 01Needle perpendicularly, 0.3-0.5 cun.
- 02Moxibustion may be used.
- 03Insert obliquely, 0.1-0.3 cun.
- 04Insert perpendicularly or obliquely, 0.5-1 cun.
Funciones del punto
- Shu-Stream point
- Wood point
Acciones
- Dispels Wind and Heat
- Clears obstruction from the channel
- Regulates the Spleen
- Reduces Edema
- Harmonizes and regulates the Stomach and Intestines
Indicaciones
- Facial edema
- Generalized edema
- Abdominal pain
- Borborygmus
- Swollen, painful dorsum of the foot
- Choking
- Ascites
- Flatulence
- Hernia
- Night sweats
- Trigeminal neuralgia
- Swollen, painful eyes
- Abdominal fullness and distention
- Fullness of the chest and lateral costal region
- Conjunctivitis
- Hysteria
- Suffocation
- Chest disorders
- Chronic, unremitting cough
- Ocular congestion
- Wind-Heat Bi
- Epigastric pain
- Seizures
- Tonsillitis
- Generalized muscle aches
- Heel pain
- Fever without sweat
- Cold shivering accompanying malarial disorders
- Trouble flexing and extending the toes
- Foot drop
Combinaciones
Notas
- It governs the very highest fevers.
- Massage this point on children.
- It is a special point for trigeminal neuralgia.
- It is used primarily to expel Wind and Heat in Bi syndrome.