Chongyang (ST42)
Chongyang (ST42), “Surging Yang”, is a point on the Stomach meridian. It is point 42 of the 45 on the channel. Yuan-Source of the Stomach: harmonises the Stomach, restores appetite and frees the foot.
Location
On the dorsum of the foot, over the base of the second metatarsal, where the dorsalis pedis artery beats.
Functions according to tradition
Yuan-Source of the Stomach: harmonises the Stomach, restores appetite and frees the foot.
Traditional indications
- Poor appetite
- Swollen foot
- Facial palsy
- Toothache
- Abdominal distension
Indications described by tradition; they do not amount to proven clinical effectiveness for each one.
What its classification means
Where the original Qi of the organ manifests. Tradition uses it both to examine and to treat the channel's organ.
Precautions
Avoid the dorsalis pedis artery, which pulses under the point.
Points on other channels with similar indications
They share several traditional indications with this point. Comparing them helps understand why one or the other is chosen.
- CV11 Jianli (Ren Mai (Conception Vessel)): Abdominal distension, Poor appetite
- BL49 Yishe (Bladder): Abdominal distension, Poor appetite
- GV7 Zhongshu (Du Mai (Governing Vessel)): Abdominal distension, Poor appetite
- CV24 Chengjiang (Ren Mai (Conception Vessel)): Facial palsy, Toothache
- GB12 Wangu (Gallbladder): Facial palsy, Toothache
- SI18 Quanliao (Small Intestine): Facial palsy, Toothache
Point profile
- Code
- ST42
- Pinyin name
- Chōng Yáng
- Characters
- 冲阳
- Translation
- Surging Yang
- Meridian
- Stomach
- Element
- Earth
- Classification
- Yuan-Source
- Topics
- Digestion, Foot, Appetite
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