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Forty-five acupoints of the Foot-Yangming (Stomach Meridian): Chengqi (Chengqi, ST1), Sibai (Sibai, ST2), Juliao (Juliao, ST3); Dicang (Dicang, ST4), Daying (Daying, ST5), Deng Jiache (ascending to Jiache, ST6); Xiaguan (Xiaguan, ST7), Touwei (Touwei, ST8), facing Renying (Renying, ST9); Shuitu (Shuitu, ST10), Qishe (Qishe, ST11) connected to Quepen (Quepen, ST12); Qihu (Qihu, ST13), Kufang (Kufang, ST19), Wuyi (Wuyi, ST20) sought; Yingchuang (Yingchuang, ST21), Ruzhong (Ruzhong, ST17) descending to Rugen (Rugen, ST18); Burong (Burong, ST22), Chengman (Chengman, ST23) emerging from Liangmen (Liangmen, ST24); Guanmen (Guanmen, ST25), Taiyi (Taiyi, ST26), Hua Roumen (Hua Roumen, ST27) rising; Tianshu (Tianshu, ST25) in the midst of Wailing (Wailing, ST29) and Daju (Daju, ST30); Shuidao (Shuidao, ST28), Guilai (Guilai, ST30) reaching Qichong (Qichong, ST30); Biguan (Biguan, ST31), Futu (Futu, ST32) walking to Yinshi (Yinshi, ST33); Liangqiu (Liangqiu, ST34), Dubi (Dubi, ST35), Zusanli (Zusanli, ST36); Shangjuxu (Shangjuxu, ST37) connecting to Tiaokou (Tiaokou, ST38) at the bottom; Xiajuxu (Xiajuxu, ST39) below has Fenglong (Fenglong, ST40); Jiexi (Jiexi, ST41), Chongyang (Chongyang, ST42), Xangu (Xangu, ST43) together; Neiting (Neiting, ST44), Lidui (Lidui, ST45) are Yangming points, ending at the tip of the second toe.

The meridian of the Stomach is the Foot-Yangming. Chengqi is found seven fen below the eye; three fen further down is named Sibai. Juliao is eight fen beside the nostril. Dicang is close to four fen beside the mouth corner. Daying is three cun below the chin. Jiache is an eight-fen depression below the ear. Xiaguan follows the arterial pulse in front of the ear. Touwei is four and a half cun lateral to Shenting on the midline of the Governor Vessel. Renying is truly one and a half cun lateral to the larynx. Shuitu is before the neck tendon, below Renying. Qishe is one cun below the larynx. Quepen is in the depression of the transverse bone below Qishe. Qihu descends clearly one cun. Kufang descends one cun and six fen. Wuyi, Yingchuang, and Rugen follow. Burong is two cun lateral to Juque. One cun down are Chengman and Liangmen. Guanmen, Taiyi, and Hua Roumen follow. Tianshu is sought two cun lateral to the umbilicus. One cun below Tianshu is the Wailing point. One cun below Wailing is recorded as Daju. Three cun below Daju is the Shuidao point. Two cun below Shuidao is Guilai. One cun below Guilai is Qichong, both two cun away from the midline evenly. Biguan is approximately one chi and two cun above the knee. Futu is six cun below the thigh. Yinshi is three cun below Futu. Liangqiu is recorded as one cun below Yinshi. Dubi is taken in the depression of the kneecap. Three cun below the knee eye is Zusanli. Three cun below Zusanli is the Shanglian (Shangjuxu) point. Two cun below Shanglian is raised as Tiaokou. Another two cun below is the Xialian (Xiajuxu) point. Ascending again eight cun above the lateral malleolus is the Fenglong point to be remembered. From Fenglong descending inward follows the depression above the ankle joint, Jiexi. Below Jiexi, between the high bone where the pulse moves, is Chongyang. Two cun below Chongyang is named Xangu. Neiting is in the depression outside the oblique bone between the second toe. Lidui is in the center of the tip of the great and second toes.

[Note] The Chengqi acupoint is seven fen below the eye, in the depression of the lower eyelid. Looking straight ahead with the pupil aligned vertically, this is the point. From Chengqi, going straight down three fen, inside the hollow of the cheekbone, also aligned vertically with the pupil, is the Sibai acupoint. Descending from Sibai, eight fen beside the nostril, also aligned vertically with the pupil, is the Juliao acupoint. Descending from Juliao, slightly more than four fen beside the corner of the mouth, where there is a slight arterial pulse nearby, is the Dicang acupoint. From Dicang, moving forward one cun and three fen below the jaw and cheek, in the bony depression with an arterial pulse, is the Daying acupoint. From Daying, moving to the end of the curved jaw below the ear, eight fen forward in the depression, taken while lying on the side with the mouth open, is the Jiache acupoint. Ascending from Jiache to the arterial pulse in front of the ear, taken while lying on the side with the mouth closed where there is a gap, is the Xiaguan acupoint. Ascending from Xiaguan to the frontal angle, entering the hairline four and a half cun lateral to the Shenting point on the midline of the Governor Vessel, is the Touwei acupoint.
Descending from Touwei, one and a half cun lateral to the hyoid bone below the neck, where the large arterial pulse is palpable, taken with the head extended, is the Renying acupoint. Descending straight down from Renying, in front of the large tendon of the neck, closely following the climate (airway), is the Shuitu acupoint. Descending straight down from Shuitu, in the depression about one cun below the hyoid bone in front of the large tendon of the neck, where there is a gap above the sharp bone tip, is the Qishe acupoint. Descending from Qishe, in the depression of the transverse bone on the shoulder, is the Quepen acupoint.
Descending from Quepen, one cun below the Jugu point, in the depression four cun lateral to the midline, taken while looking up, is the Qihu acupoint. Descending one cun and six fen from Qihu, also in the depression four cun lateral to the midline, taken while looking up, is the Kufang acupoint. Descending one cun and six fen from Kufang, also in the depression four cun lateral to the midline, taken while looking up, is the Wuyi acupoint. Descending one cun and six fen from Wuyi, also in the depression four cun lateral to the midline, taken while looking up, is the Yingchuang acupoint. Descending from Yingchuang, directly at the nipple, is the Ruzhong acupoint.
Descending one cun and six fen from Ruzhong, also in the depression four cun lateral to the midline, taken while looking up, is the Rugen acupoint. From Rugen, at the end of the fourth rib, two cun lateral to the midline, is the Burong acupoint. One cun below Burong, also two cun lateral to the midline, is the Chengman acupoint. One cun below Chengman, also two cun lateral to the midline, is the Liangmen acupoint. One cun below Liangmen, also two cun lateral to the midline, is the Guanmen acupoint. One cun below Guanmen, two cun lateral to the midline, is the Taiyi acupoint. One cun below Taiyi, also two cun lateral to the midline, is the Hua Roumen acupoint. One cun below Hua Roumen, in the depression about two cun lateral to the umbilicus, is the Tianshu acupoint. One cun below Tianshu, also two cun lateral to the midline, is the Wailing acupoint. One cun below Wailing, also two cun lateral to the midline, is the Daju acupoint. Three cun below Daju, also two cun lateral to the midline, is the Shuidao acupoint. Two cun below Shuidao, also two cun lateral to the midline, is the Guilai acupoint. Descending from Guilai, in the thigh band where there is a fleshy nodule named Shuxi (rat stream), one cun straight up where the arterial pulse is palpable, also two cun lateral to the midline, is the Qichong acupoint.
Descending from Qichong, approximately one chi and two cun above the knee, pressing with three fingers left and right of the midline, there is flesh rising like a crouching rabbit, hence named Futu. Behind this rising flesh, in the crease, is the Biguan acupoint. Descending from Biguan, six cun above the knee in the rising flesh, taken while kneeling upright, is the Futu acupoint. Descending three cun from Futu, in the depression below Futu, taken while bowing, is the Yinshi acupoint. Descending one cun from Yinshi between two tendons, is the Liangqiu acupoint. Descending from Liangqiu past the patella, in the depression above the patella, the valley is named Xiyan (knee eye). On both sides of this depression, there are gaps resembling ox noses on the outer side, which is the Dubi acupoint.
Descending from Dubi, in the hollow within the large tendon on the lateral side of the patella, is the Zusanli acupoint (Dubi is the Xiyan location). Descending three cun from Zusanli, in the depression between two bones and tendons, taken with the foot lifted, is the Shangjuxu acupoint. Descending two cun from Shangjuxu, taken with the foot lifted, is the Tiaokou acupoint. Descending one cun from Tiaokou, in the depression between two bones and tendons, taken while squatting and lifting the foot, is the Xiajuxu acupoint. From Xiajuxu, slanting backward and ascending, eight cun above the lateral malleolus, in the depression on the lateral edge of the tibia, is the Fenglong acupoint. Following inward from Fenglong down to the depression above the ankle joint on the midline, is the Jiexi acupoint. Descending from Jiexi to the dorsum of the foot (the instep), between the high bones where the pulse moves, is the Chongyang acupoint. Descending two cun from Chongyang, to the depression behind the metatarsophalangeal joint of the second toe, is the Xangu acupoint. Descending from Xangu to the depression outside the oblique bone in front of the metatarsophalangeal joint of the second toe, is the Neiting acupoint. Descending from Neiting to the tip of the second toe, about the width of a leek leaf from the nail corner, is the Lidui acupoint.