ST 4 - Acupuncture Point

Facial pain - Bell's palsy, facial paralysis, trigeminal neuralgia, deviation of mouth from stroke, toothache.
Inability to close the eye, eye twitching, itching, night blindness.
Inability to eat.
May be helpful for atrophy and/or movement issues within the legs.

The (ST) Stomach Meridian has 45 points:

Graphic	Point	Clinical Functions
¤	CV 24 Sauce Receptacle	Facial pain/paralysis - Bell's palsy, stroke affecting the face, mouth and/or tongue. Dental pain - teeth and/or gums. Speech issues - loss of voice, hoarseness, difficulty swallowing. Dry mouth as seen in wasting and thirsting disorders (i.e. diabetes).
¤	GV 26 Water Trough	One of two Command Points (with PC 6) added to the original four, for fainting, collapse. Main point for restoring consciousness, for shock, revivial from fainting, weakness, helps patient to awaken, use fingernail in an emergency. Main point for acute low back sprain, helps relieve pain and restore motion, moves stagnation at the opposite end of the channel. After obtaining the Qi, have pateint bend then rotate the waist. Nosebleed, nasal discharge issues, problems with olfactory sensations (smell). Manic-depression and other strong shen disturbances, epilepsy (seizures).
	LI 19 Grain Bone Hole	Sinus congestion. Nasal polyps, sores. Nosebleed (combination with GV 23 and LI 19)

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