ST 1 ST1 Tear Container Chengqi 承泣 stomach 1 Stomach 1 st1
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ST 1 ST1
ST 1 ST1

ST 1 Tear Container - Chengqi - 承泣

ST 1 Point Location

Location

Below the pupil, between the eyeball and the infraorbital ridge.

Associations

  • Entry Point.

Actions

  • Any eye issue, although ST 2 is a good alternative and arguably safer to needle.
  • Excessive lacrimation, redness, dryness, painful a/or itchy eyes/eyelids, twitching of the eyelids.
  • Visual disturbances, night blindness.

ST 1 Cautions

Precautions:

  • No Moxa (MX): Cautions with moxa.
  • General (X): General precautions.

Additional Cautions:

Slow insertion, no manipulation.

For a more comprehensive list of all cautions, see our precautions and contraindications page.

Relationships
Point Categories (1)
Nearby Points (2)
Related TCM Patterns (1)
Related Conditions (2)
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