ST 1 Acupuncture Point - Cheng Qi - Stomach Meridian
Submitted by yyh_staff on Tue, 2006-05-23 09:40.
- Chinese Name Chengqi
- English Name Tear Container
- Location: Below the pupil, between the eyeball and the infraorbital ridge.
- Precautions: No Moxa, Slow Insert and No Manipulation.
- Point Associations:
- Entry Point.
- Intersection Point of the ST, CV & Yangqiao Meridians.
- Actions & Effects:
- Any eye issue, although ST 2 is a good alternative and arguably safer to needle.
- Stomach Meridian Points (45):
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45
Sources and More Information
The information on our site is drawn from our own lecture notes and clinical experience. The following lecture notes were used within this section:
- Ferro, Barbara: New England School of Acupuncture, Point Location Lecture Notes
- Harstein, Rachel: New England School of Acupuncture, Actions & Effects Lecture Notes
For a complete list of valuable resources, see our Acupuncture Theory Resources section. The most recommended texts are below:
Bookmark/Search this post with:
Delicious
Digg
StumbleUpon
Google
Technorati 