Stomach Channel

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Xiaguan ST-7
Shangguan GB-3
condyloid process
mouth open
XIAGUAN ST-7
Below the Joint
Meeting point of the Stomach and Gall Bladder
channels
LOCATION
At the lower border of the zygomatic arch, in the depres-
sion anterior to the condyloid process of the mandible.
LOCATION NOTE
Although this point is needled with the mouth closed, it is
helpful to ask the patient to open the mouth to better
locate the condyloid process. If the finger rests on the
condyloid process when the mouth is open, it will fall into
Xiaguan ST-7 when the mouth is closed.
NEEDLING
i. Perpendicular insertion slightly inferiorly 0.5 to 1 cun; ii.
Transverse insertion to join with such points as Tinggong
SI-19, Jiache ST-6, Quanliao SI-18 etc. for diseases of the
ear, teeth, face and jaw.
ACTIONS
Benefits the ears, jaw and teeth
Activates the channel and alleviates pain
INDICATIONS
Deafness, tinnitus, ear pain, itching and purulent dis-
charge from the ear.
Lockjaw, dislocation of the jaw.
Toothache, pain of the teeth of the lower jaw, swell-
ing and pain of the gums (of the lower jaw), pain of
the cheek and face, swelling of the cheek, yawning,
deviation of the mouth and eye, visual dizziness.
COMMENTARY
Xiaguan ST-7 is an important and commonly used point
for the treatment of local disorders affecting the ear (deaf-
ness, tinnitus, pain and discharge), cheek (pain and
swelling), teeth (toothache, swelling and pain of the gum)
and upper jaw (lockjaw and dislocation). Its ability to treat
ear disorders is explained both by its location, and by the
fact that the Gall Bladder channel, which enters the ear,
meets with the Stomach channel at this point.
In the treatment of facial pain and trigeminal neuralgia
Xiaguan ST-7 is sometimes needled 0.5 cun anterior to its
textbook location.
COMBINATIONS
Tinnitus and deafness: Xiaguan ST-7, Yangxi L.I.-5,
Guanchong SJ-1, Yemen SJ-2 and Yanggu SI-5 (Sys-
tematic Classic).
Deafness: Xiaguan ST-7, Huizong SJ-7 and Yifeng
SJ-17 (Systematic Classic).
Toothache and tooth decay: Xiaguan ST-7, Daying
ST-5, Yifeng SJ-17 and Wangu SI-4 (Supplementing
Life).
Hemiplegia with deviation of the mouth and eye:
Xiaguan ST-7 and Shangguan GB-3 (Supplementing
Life)
Yawning and pain of the lower teeth: Xiaguan ST-7,
Daying ST-5 and Yifeng SJ-17 (Thousand Ducat
Prescriptions).
Facial paralysis: Xiaguan ST-7, Yifeng SJ-17,
Dicang ST-4, Jiache ST-6, Sibai ST-2 and Hegu L.I.-4.
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CONTENTS
Lung
L. Intestine
Stomach
Spleen
Heart
S. Intestine
Bladder
Kidney
Pericardium
Sanjiao
Gall Bladder
Liver
Conception
Governing
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