St-40

St-40

Forbidden in Pregnancy?
Element
English
Abundant Bulge
Name
豐隆
Transliteration
Fenglong
Special Point
Key PointLuo Point
Description
Luo-Connecting point of the Stomach channel
Indications
phlegm dampness the chest phlegm in the lung cough and wheezing phlegm in the heart calms the mind St channel pain
Kinesiology
key point for phlegm for chest pain coughing wheezing dizziness headache key point for depression lack of control of legs leg disorders key point for chronic disease
Channel Psychology
Sp: Everything I need can be found inside. I have compassion and empathy for myself. I must look to others and things to satisfy my needs. I need someone to make me well.
Point Psychology
depression mania mad laughter great happiness restlessness seeing ghosts anxiety fears and phobias
Key Spirit Point Themes
selfishness and needs
Symptoms
Copious phlegm, fullness, oppression and pain of the chest, stabbing pain of the chest, cutting pain of the abdomen, butterflies in the stomach, swelling of the face, dizziness, headache, sensation that the throat is blocked when under stress, swelling and pain of the throat, throat pain with sudden loss of voice, slackness and heaviness of the body, cough and shortness of breath, cough with copious phlegm, wheezing, short breath, asthma, mania-depression, mad laughter, great happiness, desires to ascend to high places and sing, discards clothing and runs around, restlessness, seeing ghosts, indolence, epilepsy, hypertension, constipation, difficulty in passing urine and stools, atrophy and pain of the lower limb, pain of the knee and leg, difficulty in flexing and extending the knee, lack of control of the legs, withering of the lower legs
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The point information was compiled from multiple sources including College of Complementary Medicine, Sydney Australia. Point location diagram recreated from A Manual of Acupuncture, P Deadman.