ST-42 Chongyang - Rushing Yang

More Spirit Names: Pouring Yang, Meeting Bones, Meeting Gush, Unrestrained Yang, Meeting Source

English:	Rushing Yang
Also Known As:	Thoroughfare of Yang Attack of Yang Pouring Yang

Location

• On the dome of the instep of the foot, between the tendons of the long extensor muscle of the big toe and the long extensor muscle of the toes, where the pulsation of the dorsal artery of the foot is palpable.
• Located 1.3 cun distal to ST-41 Jiexi, at the highest point of the dorsum of the foot, in the depression formed by the second and third metatarsal bones and the cuneiform bone.
• Located 1.5 cun below ST-41 Jiexi at the hump on the dorsum of the foot and to the side of the dorsalis pedis artery.
• On the dorsum of the foot, in the depression formed by the junction of second and third metatarsal bones and the second and third cuneiform bones, 1.5 cun distal to ST-41 Jiexi, on the line drawn between ST-41 Jiexi and ST-43 Xiangu, at the point where the pulsation of the dorsalis pedis artery may be palpated.
  Note: run the finger proximally from ST-43 Xiangu towards ST-41 Jiexi; the point is located in a depression approximately halfway between these two points. This point may lie on either side of the slip of the extensor digitorum longus tendon, which runs to the second toe.

Needling

• Avoid puncturing the artery. Puncture perpendicularly 0.3 to 0.5 cun.
• Moxibustion is applicable.
• Straight insertion, 0.3 to 0.5 cun.
• Caution: avoid the Blood vessel.
• Oblique or perpendicular insertion0.3 to 0.5 cun.

Command Functions

• Yuan-source point
• Exit point

Actions

• Tonifies the Stomach and Spleen
• Calms the Shen
• Removes obstructions from the channel
• Clears Heat from the Stomach channel
• Harmonizes the Stomach
• Activates the channel
• Alleviates pain

Indications

Throws off clothes and runs around Jumps on tables Sings out loud Generally acting crazy Walks aimlessly Mental illness Cold Bi syndrome Facial paralysis Anorexia Epigastric pain and distention Abdominal distention Constipation Hysteria Anxiety Chronic restlessness Headache No strength in the arms or legs Deviation of the mouth and eye Tooth decay Heat and pain of the inside of the mouth Mania-depression Desire to ascend to high places and sing

Mania-depression Post-poliomyelitis Arthritis Toothache Gingivitis Vomiting Epilepsy Pain of the upper teeth Redness and swelling of the dorsum of the foot Muscular atrophy and motor impairment of the foot Muscular atrophy, weakness and pain of the foot Malarial disorders Fever Facial paralysis with swelling Facial edema Leg Qi Abdominal distention with no pleasure in eating Fever with absence of sweat Chills and fever with malarial disorder

Combinations

SJ-4 Yangchi	ST-25 Tianshu ST-40 Fenglong ST-45 Lidui ST-43 Xiangu	GB-7 Qubin
Powerfully tonifies the Middle Jiao Dispels Cold from the joints Cold Bi	Facial swelling	Tooth decay
HT-7 Shenmen SI-3 Houxi	ST-40 Fenglong	GB-34 Yanglingquan LIV-3 Taichong GB-40 Qiuxu
Mania, desires to ascend to high places and sing Discards clothing and runs around	Mania disorder with rash behavior Desires to ascend to high places and sing Discards clothing and runs around	Flaccidity of the legs
LU-7 Lieque
One-sided Wind (hemiplegia)

Contraindications

Notes

• This is known as the "perfect calm" point.