Acupoint+ST-43+(Xian+Gu)

**ST43 ** ** • **   **Xian Gu**    •    **Stomach** <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"> **43** <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> Sunken Valley. Shu Stream Point on the Stomach Channel. Wood Point on Earth Meridian. = = =Location= <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">//On the dorsum of the foot, between the second and third metatarsal bones, 1.5 cun superior to the web marginin, in line with the lateral side of the second digit.//

=Point Summary= <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">//Regulates The Spleen Regulates and Harmonizes the Stomach and Intestines Treats Edema// <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> =Needling=

Depth:
0.3- 0.5 cun

Technique:
Puncture Perpendicularly

Contraindications:
None

=General Indications=

Functions
clears heat form the face (ST-44 better)

Indications
facial edema; conjunctivitis with heat

Special Notes
shu stream; with LI-6 for facial edema

=Diagnostic Indications:= <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Abdominal Pain **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> • ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Borborygmus **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> • ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Dorsal Foot Painful Swelling **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> • ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Edema **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> • ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Eye Disorders **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> • ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Facial Edema **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> • ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Hysteria **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> • **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">