Base de connaissancesPoints d’acupuncture
ST-5
Daying
Great Welcome
Autres nomsBig Welcome
- Méridien
- Estomac
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Localisation
- 010.5 cun in front of ST-6 Jiache, in the groove along the mandible's border that appears when the jaw is clenched shut.
- 02In front of the mandibular angle, at the front border of the masseter muscle's attachment where the facial artery's pulse is palpable, in the groove-like hollow that forms when the cheek is puffed out.
- 03Just in front of the angle of the jaw, in a hollow at the masseter muscle's front border. Note: have the patient clench the jaw first to locate it.
Puncture
- 01Oblique insertion, 0.5 to 0.8 cun.
- 02Angle the needle in, 0.3 to 0.5 cun.
- 03Caution: do not puncture the artery.
- 04Moxa may be used.
- 05Needle horizontally toward either ST-4 Dicang or ST-6 Jiache
Actions
- Expels Wind
- Disperses swelling
Indications
- Parotitis (mumps)
- Lockjaw (trismus)
- Facial paralysis
- Toothache
- Inability to close the eyes, with eye pain
- Facial and lower-cheek swelling
- Facial swelling from Wind obstruction
- Scrofula
- Aversion to Cold
- Cheek swelling
- Facial pain
- Wind Tetany
- Wry mouth
- Lip twitching
- Lower-jaw toothache
- Frequent yawning
- Tongue stiffness with speech impairment
- Neck pain with chills and fever