"The Minister of the Mill" The stomach provides the entire system  with postnatal qi from the digestion of food and fluids.  Not only does the stomach start the digestion of food and pass it to the small intestine it also extracts pure postnatal energy (Gu-qi) and directs it to the lung for combustion with air energy. The points in the face are used for eye disorders, migraines, trigeminal neuralgia, toothache and other local problems.  Chest and abdominal points are for local problems.  Distal points below the knee are used for abdominal, shoulder and facial disorders.

12 Channels

FOOT EQUILIBRIUM YANG STOMACH MERIDIAN POINTS: 45 7-9 am ABBREVIATIONS: S or ST CHINESE: Wei Ching ALARM CV-12 Location: midpoint on a line connecting the xyphoid process with the umbilicus. Locate point with patient in supine position. TONIFICATION  ST-41 Location: On the midpoint of dorsum of foot at the transverse malleolus crease, between the tendons of extensor digitorum longus and halucius longus. SEDATION  ST-45 Location: On the lateral side of the tip of the 2nd toe, 0.1 cun posterior to the corner of the nail. ENTRY ST-1 Location: Directly below the middle of the eyeball, just above the lower border of the orbit. SOURCE ST-42 Location: 1.5 cun distal to ST-41, at the highest spot of dorsum of foot, artery can be palpated. (For ST-41 refer to the Stomach Tonification point.) ASSOCIATED BL-21 Location: 1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of the 12th thoracic vertebra. LUO ST-40 Location: 5 cun below ST-36; lateral to patellar ligament. one finger width lateral to ST-38. EXIT ST-42 Location: 1.5 cun distal to ST-41, at the highest spot of dorsum of foot, artery can be palpated. (For ST-41 refer to the Stomach Tonification point.) ACCUMULATION  ST-34 Location: In the depression 2 cun above the superiolateral border of the patella, directly above ST-35. ((ST-35) Ask the patient to bend the knee. The point is in the depression just below patella.)