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POINT: ST-2 (STOMACH-2)

English: Four Whites
Also Known As: Four Brightness
  • With the eyes looking directly forward, this point is located 1 cun directly below the the pupil, in the depression at the infraorbital foramen.
    Note: the infraorbital foramen can be felt by palpating downward from the edge of the orbital bone, about 0.3 cun below the edge.
  • Approximately 1 cun below the pupil of the eye, at the infraorbital foramen.
  • Located directly inferior to the pupil on the inferior ridge of the orbital cavity.
  • Perpendicular insertion, 0.2 to 0.4 cun.
  • Transverse insertion to join with other points such as SI-18 Quanliao or LI-20 Yingxiang.
  • Oblique insertion supero-laterally along the infraorbital foramen, 0.3 to 0.5 cun.
  • Caution: Deep insertion along the foramen may injure the eyeball.
  • Straight insertion, 0.3 to 0.8 cun or transverse insertion, 0.8 to 1 cun. Sensation: local distention and soreness.
  • For trigeminal neuralgia, the needle may be inserted from below in a lateral, upward direction, 0.3 to 0.5 cun, entering the infraorbital foramen. Sensation: possibly a numb, electric sensation extending to the upper lip.
  • Caution: When needling upward, care must be taken to avoid puncturing the eyeball.
  • Puncture perpendicularly 0.2 to 0.3 cun.
  • Caution: It is not advisable to puncture too deeply.
  • Point of the Yang Qiao channel
  • Eliminates Wind
  • Clears Heat
  • Benefits the eyes
  • Clears vision
  • Spreads Liver Qi
  • Benefits the Gall Bladder
  • Redness and pain of the eyes
  • Superficial visual obstruction
  • Dimness of vision
  • Visual dizziness
  • Itching eyes
  • Excessive lachrymation
  • Deviation of the mouth and eyes
  • Twitching of the eyeballs
  • Headache
  • All eye problems
  • Hyperthyroidism with protruding eyes
  • Color blindness
  • Conjunctivitis
  • Facial pain
  • Round worms in the bile duct
  • Facial paralysis
  • Facial spasms
  • Trigeminal neuralgia
  • Keratitis
  • Myopia
  • Sinusitis
  • Allergic facial swelling
  • Dizziness
  • Intestinal parasites
  • Rhinitis
  • Sinus headache
  • Twitching of the eyelids
  • Gall Bladder stones

UB-1
Jingming
LI-4
Hegu

KI-1
Yongquan
UB-11
Dazhu

M-LE-23
Dannangxue

ST-25
Tianshu
REN-4
Guanyuan

Superficial visual obstruction

Headache

Visual dizziness

Round worms in the bile duct

ST-4
Dicang
GB-20
Fengchi
LI-4
Hegu

 

 

Facial paralysis

 

 

  • According to several classical tests, moxibustion is contraindicated on this point.
  • Some sources say to use moxibustion with caution.
  • Manipulation by lifting and thrusting is contraindicated due to the risk of damaging the infraorbital nerve which emerges from the foramen.
  • This is a good substitute for ST-1 Chengqi.