Meridian · Foot Yang
Stomach Meridian
Stomach Meridian (足阳明胃经) is a Foot Yang channel of the Tierra element. Its peak activity, according to the organ clock, is from 7-9 AM.
Pathway
Begins at nose, up to forehead, down face, throat, chest, abdomen, front of leg to second toe.
Functions of the organ and channel
- Receives and ripens food
- Descends Qi
- Governs fluids
Signs of imbalance
From excess
- Strong hunger
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Epigastric pain
- Abdominal distension
From deficiency
- Poor appetite
- Weak digestion
- Loose stools
- Fatigue after eating
Symptoms along the pathway
- Frontal headache
- Facial pain
- Sore throat
- Knee and front leg pain
Most used points
The 45 points of the channel
ST1 · ChengqiTear ContainerST2 · SibaiFour WhitesST3 · JuliaoGreat Bone-HoleST4 · DicangEarth GranaryST5 · DayingGreat ReceptionST6 · JiacheJaw ChariotST7 · XiaguanBelow the JointST8 · TouweiHead CornerST9 · RenyingWelcome of ManST10 · ShuituWater ProminenceST11 · QisheQi AbodeST12 · QuepenEmpty BasinST13 · QihuQi DoorST14 · KufangStoreroomST15 · WuyiRoom ScreenST16 · YingchuangBreast WindowST17 · RuzhongBreast CentreST18 · RugenBreast RootST19 · BurongNot ContainedST20 · ChengmanAssuming FullnessST21 · LiangmenBeam GateST22 · GuanmenPass GateST23 · TaiyiSupreme UnityST24 · HuaroumenSlippery Flesh GateST25 · TianshuCelestial PivotST26 · WailingOuter MoundST27 · DajuGreat GiganticST28 · ShuidaoWaterwayST29 · GuilaiReturnST30 · QichongSurging QiST31 · BiguanThigh JointST32 · FutuCrouching RabbitST33 · YinshiYin MarketST34 · LiangqiuBeam HillST35 · DubiCalf's NoseST36 · ZusanliLeg Three MilesST37 · ShangjuxuUpper Great VoidST38 · TiaokouRibbon OpeningST39 · XiajuxuLower Great HollowST40 · FenglongAbundant ProsperityST41 · JiexiReleased StreamST42 · ChongyangSurging YangST43 · XianguSunken ValleyST44 · NeitingInner CourtyardST45 · LiduiSevere Mouth
Related syndromes
Profile
- Chinese name
- 足阳明胃经
- Type
- Foot Yang
- Element
- Tierra
- Time of peak activity
- 7-9 AM
- Code
- ST
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