ST 40 Acupuncture Point is called as fēng lóng. Feng means Plentiful. Long means Abundance. The plentiful grain Qi of the Stomach meridian is abundant; at this point it overflows into its major collateral.
ST 40 Acupuncture Point Location
On the leg, one cun lateral to ST 38 at the midpoint of a line between ST 35 at the lateral patella and the lateral malleolus. Needle perpendicularly 0.5 – 1 cun
8 cun inferior to ST-35, two finger breadths from the crest of the tibia
ST 40 Acupuncture Point Names
fēng lóng 豐隆
Abundant Bulge
Stomach 40 Bountiful Bulge
Speciality
- Luo-Connecting Point, Luo Connecting Point on the Stomach Channel to SP3
Caution
Functions
- Transforms phlegm and dampness
- Benefits the chest
- Clears phlegm from the Lung and alleviates cough and wheezing
- Clears phlegm from the Heart and calms the spirit
- ACAP
Indication
- Chest Pain
- Asthma
- Excessive Sputum
- Sore Throat
- Muscular Atrophy
- Motor Impairment
- Pain of the Lower Extremities
- Paralysis of the Lower Extremities
- Swelling of the lower extremeties
- Headache
- Dizziness
- Mental Disorders
- Epilepsy
- copious phlegm, fullness and oppression of the chest, plum pit qi
- damp body, heavy body
- cough, SOB, cough with phlegm
- mania-depression, mad laughter, great happiness, desire to ascend to high places and sing, discards clothing and runs around, seeing ghosts
- atrophy and bi syndrome in leg
Diseases
Lower body oedema and leg pain and paralysis.
Discomfort
Area of Protection
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