ST 4 Acupuncture Point - Di Cang - Stomach Meridian
- Chinese Name Dicang
- English Name Earth Granary
- Location: Directly below the pupil, lateral to the corner of the mouth.
- Point Associations:
- Intersection Point of the ST, LI & Yangqiao Meridians.
- Actions & Effects:
- Facial pain - Bell's palsy, paralysis, trigeminal neuralgia.
- 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
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