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45 Cards in this Set
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ST1 承泣
Chéngqì = Container of Tears |
Functions: (1)Benefits eyes & stops lacrimation (2)Eliminates wind & clears Heat
Indications: redness, swelling, & pain of eye; lacrimation; night blindness; twitching of eyelids; facial paralysis |
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ST2 四白
Sìbái = Four Whites |
Functions: (1)Eliminates Wind, Clears Heat, & benefits eyes
Indications: redness, pain, & itching of eye; facial paralysis; twitching of eye lid; pain in face |
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ST3 巨髎
Jùliáo = Great Crevice |
Functions: (1)Eliminates Wind, dissipates swelling, & alleviates pain
Indications: facial paralysis, twitching of eyelid, epistaxis, toothache, swelling of lips & cheek |
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ST4 地倉 (地仓)
Dìcāng = Earth Granary |
Functions: (1)Eliminates Wind from face (2)Activates channel & alleviates pain
Indications: deviation of mouth, salivation, twitching of eyelid |
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ST5 大迎
Dàyíng = Great Welcome |
Functions: (1)Eliminates Wind & reduces swelling (2)Indications: facial paralysis, trismus (lockjaw), swelling of cheek, pain in face, toothache
Indications: facial paralysis, trismus, swelling of the cheek, pain in the face, toothache |
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ST6 頰車 (颊车)
Jiáchē = Jaw Bone |
Functions: (1)Eliminates Wind & benefits jaw and teeth (2)Activates channel and alleviates pain
Indications: facial paralysis, toothache, swelling of cheek & face, mumps, trismus |
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ST7 下關 (下关)
Xiàguān = Below Joint |
Functions: (1)Benefits ears, jaw and teeth (2)Activates channel & alleviates pain
Indications: deafness, tinnitus, otorrhea, toothache, facial paralysis, pain of face, motor impairment of jaw |
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ST8 頭維 (头维)
Tóuwéi = Head’s Binding |
Functions: (1)Eliminates Wind & alleviates pain (2)Benefits eyes
Indications: headache, blurring of vision, ophthalmalgia, lacrimation |
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ST9 人迎
Rényíng = Man’s Welcome |
Functions: (1)Regulates Qi and Blood & lowers rebellion (2)Benefits throat and neck (3)Alleviates pain
Indications: sore throat, asthma, goiter, dizziness, flushing of face |
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ST10 水突
Shuĭtú = Water Prominence |
Functions: (1)Benefits throat and neck (2)Descends Lung Qi
Indications: sore throat, asthma, cough |
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ST11 氣舍 (气舍)
Qìshè = Abode of Qi |
Functions: (1)Benefits throat and neck & descends Qi
Indications: sore throat, pain/rigidity of neck, asthma, hiccup, goiter |
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ST12 缺盆
Quēpén = Empty Basin |
Functions: (1)Descends Lung Qi & clears Heat from chest (2)Activates channel & alleviates pain
Indications: cough, asthma, sore throat, pain in supraclavicular fossa |
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ST13 氣戶 (气户)
Qìhù = Qi Door |
Functions: (1)Descends rebellious Qi & unbinds chest
Indications: fullness in chest, asthma, cough, hiccup, pain in chest/hypochondrium |
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ST14 庫房 (库房)
Kùfáng = Storehouse |
Functions: (1)Descends rebellious Qi & unbinds chest
Indications: sensation of fullness/pain in chest, cough |
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ST15 屋翳
Wūyì = Room Screen |
Functions: (1)Descends rebellious Qi & unbinds chest (2)Benefits breasts (3)Alleviates pain and itching of skin
Indications: fullness/pain in chest & costal region, cough, asthma, mastitis |
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ST16 膺窗
Yīngchuāng = Breast Window |
Functions: (1)Alleviates cough and wheezing (2)Benefits breasts
Indications: fullness/pain in chest & hypochondrium, cough, asthma, mastitis |
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ST17 乳中
Rŭzhōng = Middle of Breast |
Functions: (1)None, used simply as reference point/landmark
Indications: none, used as reference point/landmark only |
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ST18 乳根
Rŭgēn = Root of Breast |
Functions: (1)Benefits breasts & reducing swelling (2)Unbinds chest & alleviates cough and wheezing
Indications: pain in chest, cough, wheezing, asthma, mastitis, insufficient lactation |
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ST19 不容
Bùróng = Not Contained |
Functions: (1)Harmonizes middle jiao & lowers rebellion (2)Descends Qi & alleviates cough and wheezing
Indications: abdominal distension, vomiting, gastric pain, anorexia |
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ST20 承滿 (承满)
Chéngmăn = Supporting Fullness |
Functions: (1)Harmonizes middle jiao (2)Descends rebellion of Lung and Stomach
Indications: gastric pain, abdominal distension, vomiting, anorexia |
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ST21 梁門 (梁门)
Liángmén = Beam Gate |
Functions: (1)Regulates Qi & alleviates pain (2)Harmonizes middle jiao & transforms stagnation (3)Raises Qi & stops diarrhea
Indications: gastric pain, vomiting, anorexia, abdominal distension, diarrhea |
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ST22 關門 (关门)
Guānmén = Pass Gate |
Functions: (1)Regulates Qi & alleviates pain (2)Regulates intestines & benefits urination
Indications: abdominal distension/pain, anorexia, borborygmus, diarrhea, edema |
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ST23 太乙
Tàiyĭ = Supreme Unity |
Functions: (1)Transforms phlegm & calms spirit (2)Harmonizes middle jiao
Indications: gastric pain, irritability, mania, indigestion |
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ST24 滑肉門 (滑肉门)
Huáròumén = Slippery Flesh Gate |
Functions: (1)Transforms phlegm & calms spirit (2)Harmonizes Stomach & alleviates vomiting
Indications: gastric pain, vomiting, mania |
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ST25 天樞 (天枢)
Tiānshū = Heaven’s Pivot |
Functions: (1)Regulates intestines (2)Regulates Spleen and Stomach (3)Resolves Dampness and Damp-Heat (4)Regulates Qi and Blood & eliminates Stagnation
Indications: abdominal pain/distension, borborygmus, pain around umbilicus, constipation, diarrhea, dysentery, irregular menstruation, edema |
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ST26 外陵
Wàilíng = Outer Mound |
Functions: (1)Regulates Qi & alleviates pain
Indications: abdominal pain, hernia, dysmenorrhea |
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ST27 大巨
Dàjù = Big Great |
Functions: (1)Benefits Kidneys & firms Jing (2)Regulates Qi & promotes urination
Indications: lower abdominal distension, dysuria, hernia, seminal emission, premature ejaculation |
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ST28 水道
Shuĭdào = Water Passage |
Functions: (1)Regulates lower jiao & dispels Stagnation (2)Benefits Bladder and Uterus
Indications: lower abdominal distension, retention of urine, edema, hernia, dysmenorrhea, sterility |
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ST29 歸來 (归来)
Guīlái = Return |
Functions: (1)Warms lower jiao (2)Regulates menstruation & benefits genital region
Indications: abdominal pain, hernia, dysmenorrhea, irregular menstruation, amenorrhea, leukorrhea, prolapse of uterus |
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ST30 氣衝 (气冲)
Qìchōng = Rushing Qi |
Functions: (1)Regulates Qi in lower jiao (2)Regulates Chong Mai (3)Subdues Running Piglet Qi
Indications: abdominal pain, borborygmus, hernia, swelling/pain of external genitals, impotence, dysmenorrhea, irregular menstruation |
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ST31 髀關 (髀关)
Bìguān = Thigh Gate |
Functions: (1)Activates channel & alleviates pain (2)Dispels Wind-Damp
Indications: pain in thigh, muscular atrophy, motor impairment, numbness/pain of lower extremities |
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ST32 伏兔
Fútù = Crouching Rabbit |
Functions: (1)Activates channel & alleviates pain (2)Dispels Wind-Damp
Indications: pain in lumbar & iliac region, coldness of knee, paralysis/motor impairment/pain of lower extremities, beriberi |
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ST33 陰市 (阴市)
Yīnshì = Yin Market |
Functions: (1)Activates channel & alleviates pain (2)Dispels Wind-Damp
Indications: numbness/soreness/motor impairment of leg & knee; motor impairment of lower extremities |
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ST34 梁丘
Liángqiū = Ridge Mound |
Functions: (1)Activates channel & alleviates pain (2)Harmonizes Stomach & alleviates pain (3)Moderates acute conditions
Indications: pain/numbness of knee, gastric pain, mastitis, motor impairment of lower extremities |
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ST35 犢鼻 (犊鼻)
Dúbí = Calf’s Nose |
Functions: (1)Dispels Wind-Damp & reduces swelling (2)Activates channel & alleviates pain
Indications: pain/numbness/motor impairment of knee, beriberi |
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ST36 足三里
Zúsānlĭ = Leg Three Mile |
Functions: (1)Harmonizes Stomach (2)Fortifies Spleen & resolves Dampness (3)Supports Zheng Qi & fosters Yuan Qi (4)Clears Fire & calms spirit (5)Tonifies Qi & nourishes Blood and Yin (6)Activates channel & alleviates pain (7)Revives Yang & restores consciousness
Indications: gastric pain, vomiting, hiccup, abdominal distension, borborygmus, diarrhea, dysentery, constipation, mastitis, enteritis, aching knee joint/leg, beriberi, edema, cough, asthma, emaciation due to general deficiency, indigestion, apoplexy, hemiplegia, dizziness, insomnia, mania |
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ST37 上巨虛 (上巨虚)
Shàngjùxū = Upper Great Void |
Functions: (1)Regulates intestines & transforms Stagnation (2)Clears Damp-Heat & alleviates diarrhea and dysentery (3)Regulates Spleen and Stomach (4)Activates channel & alleviates pain
Indications: abdominal pain/distension, borborygmus, diarrhea, dysentery, constipation, enteritis, paralysis due to stroke, beriberi |
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ST38 條口 (条口)
Tiáokŏu = Lines Opening |
Functions: (1)Expels Wind-Damp & alleviates pain (2)Benefits shoulder
Indications: numbness/soreness/pain of knee/leg, weakness/motor impairment of foot, pain/motor impairment of shoulder, abdominal pain |
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ST39 下巨虛 (下巨虚)
Xiàjùxū = Lower Great Void |
Functions: (1)Moves Small Intestine Qi & transforms Stagnation (2)Regulates and harmonizes intestines & clears Damp-Heat (3)Activates channel & alleviates pain
Indications: lower abdominal pain, backache referring to testes, mastitis, numbness/paralysis of lower extremities |
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ST40 豐隆 (丰隆)
Fēnglóng = Abundant Bulge |
Functions: (1)Transforms Phlegm and Dampness (2)Benefits chest (3)Clears Phlegm from Lung & alleviates cough and wheezing (4)Clears Phlegm from Heart & calms spirit (5)Activates channel & alleviates pain
Indications: headache, dizziness/vertigo, cough, asthma, excessive sputum, pain in chest, constipation, mania, epilepsy, muscular atrophy, motor impairment/pain/swelling/paralysis of lower extremities |
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ST41 解溪
Jiĕxī = Stream Divide |
Functions: (1)Clears Heat from Stomach channel and Fu (2)Calms spirit (3)Activates channel & alleviates pain
Indications: pain of ankle joint, muscular atrophy/motor impairment/ pain/paralysis of lower extremities, epilepsy, headache, dizziness/vertigo, abdominal distension, constipation |
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ST42 衝陽 (冲阳)
Chōngyáng = Rushing Yang |
Functions: (1)Clears Heat from Stomach channel (2)Harmonizes Stomach Fu (3)Calms spirit (4)Activates channel & alleviates pain
Indications: pain of upper teeth, redness/swelling of dorsum of foot, facial paralysis, muscular atrophy/motor impairment of foot |
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ST43 陷谷
Xiàngŭ = Sunken Valley |
Functions: (1)Regulates Spleen & dispels edema (2)Regulates and harmonizes Stomach and intestines
Indications: facial or general edema, abdominal pain, borborygmus, swelling/pain of dorsum of foot |
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ST44 內庭 (内庭)
Nèitíng = Inner Courtyard |
Functions: (1)Clears Heat from Stomach channel & alleviates pain (2)Harmonizes intestines & clears Damp-Heat (3)Calms spirit
Indications: toothache, pain in face, deviation of mouth, sore throat, epistaxis, gastric pain, acid regurgitation, abdominal distension, diarrhea, dysentery, constipation, swelling/pain of dorsum of foot, febrile diseases |
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ST45 厲兌 (厉兑)
Lìduì = Strict Exchange |
Functions: (1)Clears Heat from Stomach channel (2)Clears Heat, calms spirit, & restores consciousness
Indications: facial swelling, deviation of mouth, epistaxis, toothache, sore throat and hoarse voice, abdominal distension, coldness in leg/foot, febrile diseases, dream disturbed sleep, mania |