ST 42 Acupuncture Point

• English Name: Surging Yang
• Pinyin Name: Chongyang
• Chinese Character: 沖陽

ST 42 Clinical Usages

• Issues on the upper end of the channel (i.e. mouth/face/head) - upper mouth/teeth issues, toothache, deviation of the face as in bell's palsy or stroke.
• Local point for foot pain - pain, swelling, redness - also motor control issues of the foot.

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ST 42 Acupuncture Point Associations

This point along with others in a proper point prescription may be used to balance the following TCM Patterns:

• Liver Wind

For more on this, read "What Does Acupuncture Treat?" and "Point Prescription Guidelines".

This point along with others in a proper point prescription may be used to balance the following Conditions / Symptoms:

• Toothache
• Bells Palsy
• Stroke (CVA)
• Ankle Pain
• Parkinson's Disease (PD)
• Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

For more on this, read "What Does Acupuncture Treat?" and "Point Prescription Guidelines".

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