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S. Intestine
CHONGYANG
ST-42

ACTIONS

Bladder
Rushing
Yang
Kidney
Yuan-Source
point of the Stomach channel
Pericardium

Clears heat from the Stomach channel

Harmonises the Stomach fu
Calms the spirit
Activates the channel and alleviates pain

Sanjiao
LOCATION

Gall Bladder
On the dorsum of the foot, in the depression formed by the
Liver
junction
of the second and third metatarsal bones and the
Conception
cuneiform
bones (second and third), 1.5 cun distal to Jiexi
ST-41,Governing
on the line drawn between Jiexi ST-41 and Xiangu
ST-43,Extra
at the
point where the pulsation of the dorsalis
Points
pedis artery may be palpated.

extensor digitorum longus

extensor hallucis longus

INDICATIONS

Deviation of the mouth and eye, swelling and pain of

the face, swelling of the face, toothache, tooth decay,
heat and pain of the inside of the mouth.
Abdominal distention with no pleasure in eating,
epigastric pain, vomiting.
Fever with absence of sweating, chills and fever with
malarial disorder.
Mania-depression, desires to ascend to high places
and sing, discards clothing and runs around.
Swelling and pain of the dorsum of the foot, atrophy
disorder of the foot.
COMMENTARY

1.5 cun

Jiexi ST-41

second cuneiform
third cuneiform

Chongyang ST-42

Xiangu ST-43

In terms of its actions and indications Chongyang ST-42,

the yuan-source point of the Stomach channel, is similar
to Jiexi ST-41, although less commonly used in currentday clinical practice.
Chongyang ST-42 is located over the pulsation of the
dorsalis pedis artery, and the Essential Questions suggests
that the knee be raised in order to allow the artery to
pulsate more clearly and thus assist in locating this point.
This advice is echoed by the traditional observation that if
the point Zusanli ST-36 is obstructed, the beating of the
artery will be diminished, and in fact if the point Zusanli
ST-36 is pressed firmly, the pulsation will disappear
entirely.
COMBINATIONS

LOCATION NOTE

i. Run the finger proximally from Xiangu ST-43 towards

Jiexi ST-41; the point is located in a depression approximately halfway between these two points; ii. This point
may lie either side of the medial slip of the extensor
digitorum longus tendon, which runs to the second toe.
NEEDLING

Oblique or perpendicular insertion 0.3 to 0.5 cun.

Caution: care should be taken not to puncture the dorsalis
pedis artery which lies beneath this point.

Facial swelling: Chongyang ST-42, Tianshu ST-25,

Fenglong ST-40, Lidui ST-45 and Xiangu ST-43 (Thousand Ducat Formulas).
Tooth decay: Chongyang ST-42 and Qubin GB-7
(Thousand Ducat Formulas).
Mania, desires to ascend to high places and sing, discards clothing and runs around: Chongyang ST-42,
Shenmen HE-7 and Houxi SI-3 (Great Compendium).
Mania disorder with rash behaviour, desires to ascend to high places and sing, discards clothing and
runs around: Chongyang ST-42 and Fenglong ST-40
(Thousand Ducat Formulas).
Flaccidity of the legs: Chongyang ST-42, Yanglingquan GB-34, Taichong LIV-3 and Qiuxu GB-40 (Great
Compendium).
One-sided wind (hemiplegia): Chongyang ST-42 and
Lieque LU-7 (Great Compendium).