ST, Foot Yáng Brightness (yáng míng) Stomach Channel Points

• ST-1 承泣 〔承泣〕chéng qì, Tear Container
  Modern location: Between the eyeball and the midpoint of the infraorbital ridge.
  Modern indications: Painful red swollen eyes; tearing; night blindness; deviated eyes and mouth; twitching of the eyelids.

• ST-2 四白 〔四白〕sì bái, Four Whites
  Modern location: On the face, straight below ST-1, over the small depression formed by the infraorbital foramen.
  Modern indications: Painful red itchy eyes; eye screen; deviated eyes and mouth; twitching of the eyelids; headache; dizziness.

• ST-3 巨髎 〔巨髎〕jù liáo, Great Bone-Hole
  Modern location: On the cheek, straight below ST-2 (sì bái), level with the lower border of the ala nasi.
  Modern indications: Deviated eyes and mouth; twitching of the eyelids; nosebleed; toothache; swelling of the lips and cheek.

• ST-4 地仓 〔地倉〕dì cāng, Earth Granary
  Modern location: On the face, on a vertical line with ST-1 (chéng qì), ST-2 (sì bái), and ST-3 (jù liáo), level with the corner of the mouth.
  Modern indications: Deviated mouth; drooling; twitching of the eyelids.

• ST-5 大迎 〔大迎〕dà yíng, Great Reception
  Modern location: On the lateral aspect of the jaw, at the anterior border of the insertion of the masseter muscle on the body of the mandible.
  Modern indications: Clenched jaw; deviated mouth; swelling of the cheek; toothache.

• ST-6 颊车 〔頰車〕jiá chē, Cheek Carriage
  Modern location: On the lateral aspect of the face, in the body of the masseter muscle, at the prominence of that muscle when the teeth are clenched.
  Modern indications: Deviated mouth; toothache; clenched jaw; welling of the cheeks.

• ST-7 下关 〔下關〕xià guān, Below the Joint
  Modern location: Anterior to the ear, straight above ST-6, in the hollow immediately below the inferior border of the zygomatic arch.
  Modern indications: Deafness; tinnitus; purulent ear; toothache; clenched jaw; deviated eyes and mouth.

• ST-8 头维 〔頭維〕tóu wéi, Head Corner
  Modern location: On the superior aspect of the head, in a depression 0.5 cùn within the anterior hairline at the corner of the forehead.
  Modern indications: Headache; dizzy vision; eye pain; tearing; twitching of the eyelids.

• ST-9 人迎 〔人迎〕rén yíng, Man’s Prognosis
  Modern location: On the anterior aspect of the neck, level with the laryngeal prominence (adam's apple), at the anterior border of the sternocleidomastoid (scm) muscle.
  Modern indications: Painful swollen throat; panting; scrofula; goiter; high blood pressure.

• ST-10 水突 〔水突〕shuǐ tú, Water Prominence
  Modern location: On the anterior aspect of the neck, at the anterior border of the sternocleidomastoid (scm) muscle, midway between ST-9 (rén yíng) and ST-11 (qì shè).
  Modern indications: Painful swollen throat; cough; panting.

• ST-11 气舍 〔氣舍〕qì shè, Qì Abode
  Modern location: On the anterior aspect of the neck, immediately superior to the medial extremity of the clavicle, in the space between the sternal and clavicular heads of the (scm) sternocleidomastoid muscle.
  Modern indications: Painful swollen throat; panting; hiccup; goiter; stiff neck and nape.

• ST-12 缺盆 〔缺盆〕quē pén, Empty Basin
  Modern location: At the midpoint of the supraclavicular fossa, 4 cùn lateral to the midline.
  Modern indications: Cough; panting; painful swollen throat; pain in the supraclavicular fossa; scrofula.

• ST-13 气户 〔氣戶〕qì hù, Qì Door
  Modern location: On the chest, immediately below the inferior border of the clavicle, on the midclavicular line.
  Modern indications: Panting; cough; hiccup; propping fullness in the chest and rib-side; chest pain.

• ST-14 库房 〔庫房〕kù fáng, Storeroom
  Modern location: On the chest, in the first intercostal space, on the midclavicular line.
  Modern indications: Cough; panting; coughing and spitting of pus and blood; distension and pain in the chest and rib-side.

• ST-15 屋翳 〔屋翳〕wū yì, Roof
  Modern location: On the chest, in the second intercostal space, on the midclavicular line.
  Modern indications: Cough; panting; distension and pain in the chest and rib-side; mammary welling-abscess (rǔ yōng).

• ST-16 膺窗 〔膺窗〕yīng chuāng, Breast Window
  Modern location: On the chest, in the third intercostal space, on the midclavicular line.
  Modern indications: Cough; panting; distending pain in the chest and rib-side; mammary welling-abscess (rǔ yōng).

• ST-17 乳中 〔乳中〕rǔ zhōng, Breast Center
  Modern location: On the chest, in the center of the nipple.
  Modern indications:

• ST-18 乳根 〔乳根〕rǔ gēn, Breast Root
  Modern location: On the chest, in the fifth intercostal space, on the midclavicular line.
  Modern indications: Cough; panting; hiccup; chest pain; mammary welling-abscess (rǔ yōng); scant breast milk.

• ST-19 不容 〔不容〕bù róng, Not Contained
  Modern location: On the upper abdomen, 6 cùn superior to the umbilicus and 2 cùn lateral to the midline.
  Modern indications: Vomiting and retching; stomach pain; poor appetite; abdominal distension.

• ST-20 承满 〔承滿〕chéng mǎn, Assuming Fullness
  Modern location: On the upper abdomen, 5 cùn superior to the umbilicus and 2 cùn lateral to the midline.
  Modern indications: Stomach pain; vomiting of blood (blood ejection); poor appetite; abdominal distension.

• ST-21 梁门 〔梁門〕liáng mén, Beam Gate
  Modern location: On the upper abdomen, 4 cùn superior to the umbilicus and 2 cùn lateral to the midline.
  Modern indications: Stomach pain; vomiting and retching; poor appetite; abdominal distension; diarrhea.

• ST-22 关门 〔關門〕guān mén, Pass Gate
  Modern location: On the upper abdomen, 3 cùn superior to the umbilicus and 2 cùn lateral to the midline.
  Modern indications: Abdominal distension; abdominal pain; rumbling intestines and diarrhea; water swelling.

• ST-23 太乙 〔太乙〕tài yǐ, Supreme Unity
  Modern location: On the upper abdomen, 2 cùn superior to the umbilicus and 2 cùn lateral to the midline.
  Modern indications: Stomach pain; heart vexation; mania and withdrawal.

• ST-24 滑肉门 〔滑肉門〕huá ròu mén, Slippery Flesh Gate
  Modern location: On the upper abdomen, 1 cùn superior to the umbilicus and 2 cùn lateral to the midline.
  Modern indications: Stomach pain; vomiting and retching; mania and withdrawal.

• ST-25 天枢 〔天樞〕tiān shū, Celestial Pivot
  Modern location: On the abdomen, level with the center of the umbilicus, 2 cùn lateral to the midline.
  Modern indications: Abdominal distension; rumbling intestines; pain round the umbilicus; constipation; diarrhea; dysentery; menstrual irregularities; concretions and conglomerations.

• ST-26 外陵 〔外陵〕wài líng, Outer Mound
  Modern location: On the smaller abdomen, 1 cùn inferior to the umbilicus and 2 cùn lateral to the midline.
  Modern indications: Abdominal pain; mounting qì (shàn qì, inguinal hernia); painful menstruation.

• ST-27 大巨 〔大巨〕dà jù, Great Gigantic
  Modern location: On the smaller abdomen, 2 cùn inferior to the umbilicus and 2 cùn lateral to the midline.
  Modern indications: Smaller abdominal distension and fullness; inhibited urination; mounting qì (shàn qì, inguinal hernia); seminal emission; premature ejaculation.

• ST-28 水道 〔水道〕shuǐ dào, Waterway
  Modern location: On the smaller abdomen, 3 cùn inferior to the umbilicus and 2 cùn lateral to the midline.
  Modern indications: Smaller abdominal distension and fullness; inhibited urination; urinary stoppage; menstrual pain; infertility; mounting qì (shàn qì, inguinal hernia).

• ST-29 归来 〔歸來〕guī lái, Return
  Modern location: On the smaller abdomen, 4 cùn inferior to the umbilicus and 2 cùn lateral to the midline.
  Modern indications: Abdominal pain; mounting qì (shàn qì, inguinal hernia); menstrual irregularities; vaginal discharge; yīn protrusion (prolapse of the uterus).

• ST-30 气冲 〔氣衝〕qì chōng, Qì Thoroughfare
  Modern location: On the smaller abdomen, level with the superior border of the pubic bone, 2 cùn lateral to the midline.
  Modern indications: Rumbling intestines; abdominal pain; mounting qì (shàn qì, inguinal hernia); menstrual irregularities; infertility; impotence; swelling of the genitalia.

• ST-31 髀关 〔髀關〕bì guān, Thigh Joint
  Modern location: On the upper thigh, straight below the anterior superior iliac spine (asis), in the depression on the lateral side of the sartorius muscle.
  Modern indications: Lumbar pain and cold knees; wilting-impediment (wěi bì); abdominal pain.

• ST-32 伏兔 〔伏兔〕fú tù, Crouching Rabbit
  Modern location: On the anterior aspect of the thigh, 6 cùn proximal to the superior border of the patella, on the line that connects the anterior superior iliac spine (asis) and the lateral border of the patella.
  Modern indications: Lumbar pain and cold knees; paralysis of the lower limbs; leg qì (jiǎo qì, beriberi).

• ST-33 阴巿 〔陰巿〕yīn shì, Yīn Market
  Modern location: On the anterior aspect of the thigh, 3 cùn proximal to the superolateral corner of the patella, on the line that connects the anterior superior iliac spine (asis) and the lateral border of the patella.
  Modern indications: Wilting-impediment (wěi bì) of the leg and knee inhibiting bending and stretching; mounting qì (shàn qì, inguinal hernia); abdominal pain; abdominal distension.

• ST-34 梁丘 〔梁丘〕liáng qiū, Beam Hill
  Modern location: On the anterior aspect of the thigh, 2 cùn proximal to the superolateral corner of the patella, on the line that connects the anterior superior iliac spine (asis) and the lateral border of the patella.
  Modern indications: Painful swelling of the knee; paralysis of the lower limbs; stomach pain; stomach pain; mammary welling-abscess (rǔ yōng); bloody urine.

• ST-35 犊鼻 〔犢鼻〕dú bí, Calf’s Nose
  Modern location: At the knee, level with the inferior border of the patella, in the depression lateral to the patellar ligament.
  Modern indications: Knee pain; paralysis of the lower limb with inhibited bending and stretching; leg qì (jiǎo qì).

• ST-36 足三里 〔足三里〕zú sān lǐ, Leg Three Lǐ
  Modern location: On the anterior aspect of the lower leg, 3 cùn inferior to ST-35, about one fingerbreadth lateral to the tibia.
  Modern indications: Stomach pain; vomiting and retching; dysphagia-occlusion (yē gé); abdominal distension; diarrhea; dysentery; constipation; mammary welling-abscess (rǔ yōng); intestinal welling-abscess (cháng yōng); paralysis of the lower limbs; water swelling; mania and withdrawal; leg qì (jiǎo qì, beriberi); vacuity taxation with marked emaciation.

• ST-37 上巨虚 〔上巨虛〕shàng jù xū, Upper Great Hollow
  Modern location: On the anterior aspect of the lower leg, 6 cùn inferior to ST-35, about one fingerbreadth lateral to the crest of the tibia.
  Modern indications: Abdominal pain; rumbling intestines; diarrhea; constipation; intestinal welling-abscess (cháng yōng); paralysis of the lower limbs; leg qì (jiǎo qì, beriberi).

• ST-38 条口 〔條口〕tiáo kǒu, Ribbon Opening
  Modern location: On the anterior aspect of the lower leg, 8 cùn inferior to ST-35 (dú bí), slightly lateral to the crest of the tibia.
  Modern indications: Stomach pain; wilting-impediment (wěi bì) of the lower limbs; shoulder pain; leg cramps; swelling of the dorsum of the foot; leg qì (jiǎo qì, beriberi).

• ST-39 下巨虚 〔下巨虛〕xià jù xū, Lower Great Hollow
  Modern location: On the anterior aspect of the lower leg, 9 cùn inferior to ST-35 (dú bí), about one fingerbreadth lateral to the crest of the tibia.
  Modern indications: Smaller abdominal pain ; diarrhea; dysentery; lumbar pain; mammary welling-abscess (rǔ yōng); wilting-impediment (wěi bì) of the lower limbs; lumbar pain stretching into the testicles.

• ST-40 丰隆 〔豐隆〕fēng lóng, Bountiful Bulge
  Modern location: On the lower leg, 8 cùn inferior to ST-35 (dú bí), about 1 cùn lateral to ST-38 (tiáo kǒu).
  Modern indications: Headache; dizziness; cough with copious phlegm; vomiting and retching; constipation; water swelling; wilting-impediment (wěi bì) of the lower limbs; mania and withdrawal; epilepsy.

• ST-41 解溪 〔解谿〕jiě xī, Ravine Divide
  Modern location: On the anterior aspect of the ankle joint, level with the tip of the lateral malleolus, in the space between the tendons of the extensor digitorum longus and the extensor hallucis longus muscles.
  Modern indications: Headache; dizziness; mania and withdrawal; abdominal distension; constipation; wilting-impediment (wěi bì) of the lower limbs.

• ST-42 冲阳 〔衝陽〕chōng yáng, Surging Yáng
  Modern location: On the dorsal aspect of the foot, about 1.5 cùn distal to ST-41, on the medial side of the common extensor tendon that attaches to the second toe.
  Modern indications: Deviated mouth; toothache; facial swelling; stomach pain; mania and withdrawal; epilepsy; wilting (wěi) of the feet.

• ST-43 陷谷 〔陷谷〕xiàn gǔ, Sunken Valley
  Modern location: On the dorsal aspect of the foot, in the space between the second and third metatarsal bones, slightly distal to their tarsometatarsal articulations.
  Modern indications: Puffy swelling of the face; painful red swollen eyes; rumbling intestines and abdominal pain; painful swelling of the dorsum of the foot.

• ST-44 内庭 〔內庭〕nèi tíng, Inner Court
  Modern location: On the dorsal aspect of the foot, proximal to the margin of the web between the second and third toes, level with the metatarsophalangeal (mtp) articulation of the second toe.
  Modern indications: Toothache; painful swollen throat; deviated mouth; nosebleed; stomach pain and acid vomiting; abdominal distension; diarrhea and dysentery; constipation; febrile disease; painful swelling of the dorsum of the foot; febrile disease.

• ST-45 厉兑 〔厲兌〕lì duì, Severe Mouth
  Modern location: A little more than 1 fēn below the base of the nail on the lateral side of the second toe.
  Modern indications: Sniveling and nosebleed; toothache; painful swelling of the throat; abdominal distension; febrile disease; main and withdrawal; painful swelling of the dorsum of the foot.