earth · yang
Stomach ST
足阳明胃经
Zu Yangming Wei Jing
Begins under the eye, travels the face and jaw, down the throat and chest, through the abdomen, and along the front of the leg to the second toe.
Yang earth channel, paired with Spleen. The longest day-side channel in the usual count.
- Appetite and the middle
- Face and jaw
- Abundant qi and blood in classical language
- The front of the leg
- Organ system
- Stomach
- Teaching clock
- 7–9 a.m.
Paired with Spleen.
Points in this atlas
11 of 45 classical numbers. Add the missing ones in order beside their neighbors.
Four Whites
Cheek point under the pupil. Keep it gentle.
Use caution
Earth Granary
Beside the corner of the mouth.
Use caution
Jaw Bone
Masseter point for a tight jaw.
Below the Joint
Hollow under the cheekbone, in front of the ear.
Use caution
Head Corner
Corner of the forehead, a headache landmark.
Beam Gate
Upper belly point beside the midline, for fullness.
Use caution
Celestial Pivot
Level with the navel, the Large Intestine alarm point.
Use caution
Leg Three Miles
The leg point people learn for digestion and everyday energy.
Upper Great Void
Below ST36, the large-intestine he-sea on the leg.
Abundant Bulge
Mid-shin luo point taught for phlegm patterns.
Inner Court
Toe-web point for stomach-heat patterns.
Herbs that enter Stomach
Angelica dahurica root
Opens the nose and the yang brightness of the face.
White atractylodes
Strengthens the spleen and dries damp.
Pinellia rhizome
The main phlegm herb. Raw pinellia is toxic. Only prepared herb belongs in a formula.
Jujube fruit
A food fruit that harmonizes formulas and mildly supports the spleen.
Licorice root
Harmonizes formulas. Also the herb most likely to cause trouble if eaten daily in quantity.
Kudzu root
Releases the muscle layer, especially a stiff neck.
Magnolia bark
Moves qi and dries damp in a stuck, full abdomen.
Coptis rhizome
Very bitter, very cold. Clears heat in the heart and stomach in textbooks.
Scutellaria root
Clears heat and dries damp, especially in the upper burner and the gut.
Honeysuckle flower
A sweet cold flower for heat in the upper body.
Ophiopogon tuber
Moistens the lung and stomach and quiets irritability from dryness.
Aucklandia root
Aromatic, moves qi, and is aimed at intestinal pain and tenesmus in texts.
Fresh ginger
Warms the middle and is the kitchen herb for mild nausea.
Cimicifuga rhizome
Raises yang and vents a heat rash in textbook language.
Gypsum
A mineral that texts use for big heat and big thirst.
Corydalis rhizome
The pain herb. Moves qi and blood. Not a home analgesic.
Coix seed
A grain-like seed that drains damp and eases a heavy body.
Anemarrhena rhizome
Clears heat and also moistens, unlike the drying bitters.
Gardenia fruit
Drains heat and irritability through the three burners, in the usual phrase.