ST-40

ST-40

Punto E 40

Name

豐隆

  • Feng Long
  • Great Abundance
  • Generous Abundance

Location

8 CUN below ST-35 and 2 CUN lateral to the crest of the tibia. 1 cun lateral to ST-38

Nature

Connecting Point of Stomach (communicates with the Spleen Channel)

Actions

Concentrates all the energy of the Channel to descend Yang. Communicates with the Spleen, which ascends Pure Yang.

  • Resolves Phlegm visible and invisible: mucus, asthma with mucus, cough, cyst, goiter, cholesterol
  • Epileptic seizure
  • Fire in the head: headache, dizziness, heaviness in the head, tiredness, fatigue, vertigo, somnolence.

Longitudinal Connecting symptoms

  • Fullness: Psychological disorder. Manic agitation. Mania. Epilepsy
  • Emptiness: Clubfoot, pain of the tibia, paralysis and loss of musculature in the legs.

Comments

Phlegm is produced by blocked Qi, then Blood stasis follows: blood flows more slowly and toxins accumulate. This point is important for eliminating PHLEGM from the body in general!

Treatment

  • Needling: 0.3-0.5 CUN
  • Moxibustion

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