Daying (ST5)
Daying (ST5), “Great Reception”, is a point on the Stomach meridian. It is point 5 of the 45 on the channel. Dispels Wind from the face and relaxes the jaw.
Location
On the face, anterior to the angle of the mandible, in the depression anterior to the masseter, over the facial artery.
Functions according to tradition
Dispels Wind from the face and relaxes the jaw.
Traditional indications
- Facial palsy
- Lockjaw
- Toothache
- Cheek swelling
Indications described by tradition; they do not amount to proven clinical effectiveness for each one.
Precautions
Avoid the facial 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.
- GB7 Qubin (Gallbladder): Cheek swelling, Lockjaw, Toothache
- SI18 Quanliao (Small Intestine): Facial palsy, Toothache
- CV24 Chengjiang (Ren Mai (Conception Vessel)): Facial palsy, Toothache
- GB12 Wangu (Gallbladder): Facial palsy, Toothache
- LI3 Sanjian (Large Intestine): Toothache
- TE20 Jiaosun (San Jiao (Triple Burner)): Cheek swelling, Toothache
Point profile
- Code
- ST5
- Pinyin name
- Dà Yíng
- Characters
- 大迎
- Translation
- Great Reception
- Meridian
- Stomach
- Element
- Earth
- Topics
- Jaw, Face, Pain
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