Stomach 01 (ST 1)
Pinyin Name & English Translation
Chengqi, Containing Tears
Location
With the eyes looking straight forward, the point is directly below the pupil, between the eyeball and the infraorbital ridge.
Indications
Redness, swelling and pain of the eye, lacrimation, night blindness, twitching of eyelids, facial paralysis.
Traditional Action
Expels wind, brightens the eyes, stops lacrimation.
Contraindications
References:
Maciocia, Giovanni. The Foundations of Chinese Medicine. London: Churchill Livingstone, 1989
O’Connor, John and Bensky, Dan, trans. Acupuncture, A Comprehensive Text. Seattle: Eastland Press, 1981
Xinnong, Cheng, et al. Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion. Beijing: Foreign Languages Press, 1987.