Some eye problems feel too trivial for a doctor’s visit, yet too irritating to ignore. Rubbing your eyes isn’t a good fix—it can invite bacteria and leave you worse off. However, an acupoint massage might be just the right fix.
Tear Container (Cheng Qi, ST1) sits under your eye and starts off the Stomach meridian, which may sound like an odd place to treat the eyes—but read on.
How Ancient Medicine Framed Cheng Qi
Cheng Qi was first mentioned in the “Zhen Jiu Jia Yi Jing” (“A-B Classic of Acupuncture and Moxibustion”), a classical text that many practitioners still reference today. This acupoint holds special importance because it is the entry point of the Stomach meridian, which means its location is where energy from the external environment begins to flow through this particular energy pathway.
Moreen Liao
R.Ph. of TCM (Taiwan)
Moreen was born into a family with a lineage of four generations of traditional Chinese medicine doctors and professors.
She was Dean of the Natural Therapies Institute in Sydney, Australia.
Drawing on her family heritage, she created a certified organic wellness brand, and co-founded the largest Chinese medical image encyclopedia online.
