| TRANSLATION: | Lower Gate; Below the Arch |
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| TYPE: | Meeting point of the Stomach meridian with the Gall Bladder meridian |
| LOCATION: | At lower border of the zygomatic arch, in depression anterior to the condyloid process of mandible |
| NEEDLE INSERTION: | a. 90° insertion, b. 5° insertion |
| NEEDLE DEPTH: | a. 0.5-1.0 cun slightly inferiorly, b. Join with SI 19, ST 6, SI 18, etc. for diseases of the ear, teeth, face & jaw |
Stomach Meridian 胃经
| TRANSLATION: | Head Support; Head's Corner |
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| TYPE: | Meeting point of the Stomach meridian with the Gall Bladder meridian and Yang Wei vessel |
| LOCATION: | At the corner of the forehead, 4.5 cun lateral to GV 24 and .5 cun within anterior hairline |
| NEEDLE INSERTION: | 5° insertion |
| NEEDLE DEPTH: | 0.5-1.0 cun |
| TRANSLATION: | Man's Welcome; Man's Prognosis |
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| TYPE: | Sea of Qi, Window of the Sky, meeting point of the Stomach meridian with the Gall Bladder meridian |
| LOCATION: | Tip of Adam's apple, turn head- on artery at carotid-- Be CAREFUL |
| NEEDLE INSERTION: | 90° insertion |
| NEEDLE DEPTH: | 0.5-1.0 cun |
| TRANSLATION: | Water Prominence; Liquid Passage |
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| TYPE: | |
| LOCATION: | At the anterior margin of the sternocleidomastoid muscle, midway between ST 9 and ST 11 |
| NEEDLE INSERTION: | 70° insertion |
| NEEDLE DEPTH: | 0.5-1.0 cun directed medially to avoid the carotid artery |
| TRANSLATION: | Qi's Residence |
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| TYPE: | |
| LOCATION: | In the depression between the two heads of the sternocleidomastoid muscle, superior to the medial end of the clavicle, ST 9 |
| NEEDLE INSERTION: | 90° insertion |
| NEEDLE DEPTH: | 0.3-0.5 cun |
| TRANSLATION: | Empty Basin |
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| TYPE: | Meeting point of the Stomach meridian with the Large Intestine, Smal Intestine, San Jiao, and Gall Bladder meridians |
| LOCATION: | In the supraclavicular area, posterior to the superior border of the clavicle, in the depression at the middle of the superior border of the clavicle and directly above the nipple, 4 cun lateral to the midline |
| NEEDLE INSERTION: | 90° along the posterior boarder of clavicle |
| NEEDLE DEPTH: | 0.3-0.5 cun |