Cheng Qi 承泣 (ST 1)
| TRANSLATION: | Contains Tears; Tears Contatiner |
|---|---|
| TYPE: | Meeting point of the Stomach meridian with the Ren vessel and the Yang Qiao vessel |
| LOCATION: | With eye looking straight forward, the point is directly below pupil between eyeballs and infraorbital ridge |
| NEEDLE INSERTION: | Ask patient to close eyes & look up. Use finger to push the eyeball up & insert the needle first slightly inferior, then 90° between the eyeball & the inferior wall of the orbit. |
| NEEDLE DEPTH: | 0.5-1.0 cun |