Location (renying):
at the level of the adam’s apple on the anterior border of the
sternocleidomastoid muscle (caution- major blood vessels)
ST 12 -
cough, sore throat
Location (quepen): in
the supraclavicular fossa, on the nipple line.
ST 15 -
mastitis, cough, local
Location (wuyi): 4
cun from the midline in the 2nd intercostals space.
ST 16 -
local, mastitis
Location (yingchuang):
4 cun from the midline in the 3rd intercostals space.
ST 18 -
mastitis, lactation, placenta delivery
Location (rugen):
directly below the nipple in the 5th intercostals space.
ST 21 -
nausea, vomit, loose stool
Location (liangmen):
2 cun lateral to the midline, 4 cun above the umbilicus.
ST 25 - [Alarm Mu of LI] diarrhea/constipation, edema,
abdominal pain
Location (tianshu): 2
cun lateral to the umbilicus.
ST 28 -
urinary blockage, hernia, dysentry
Location (shuidao): 2
cun lateral to the midline, 3 cun inferior to the umbilicus.
ST 30 - [meeting
points of Chong Mai] genital pain, menstrual problems, hernia
Location (qichong): 2
cun lateral to the midline, level with the superior border of the pubic
symphysis.
ST 32 -
lumbar pain, cold knees, local paralysis
Location (futu): in
the middle of the anterior thigh, 6 cun above the patella.
ST 34 - [Xi-Cleft] pain, knee swelling, Stomach pain,
mammary Yong
Location (liangqiu):
2 cun superior to the lateral border of the patella.
ST 36 - [Command points of abdomen, 9 needle to return
Yang] harmonize mid Jiao, internal stagnation, thoracic Blood
Stasis,
Wind/Damp, Yuan Qi, expels
& prevents
Location (zusanli): 3
cun below the inferior border of the patella, one finger breadth lateral to
the anterior crest of the tibia.
ST 37 - [Lower He of LI] intestinal Yong, abdominal pain, Damp/Heat
Location (shangjuxu):
3 cun inferior to zusanli, one finger breadth lateral to the
anterior crest of the tibia.
ST 38 - shoulder
pain, wind/damp
Location (tiaokou): 2
cun below shangjuxu
ST 39 - [Lower He of SI] constipation, Damp/Heat, mammary
Yong, pinched spinal nerve testicular pain
Location (xiajuxu): 1
cun below tiaokou.
ST 40 - [Connect to SP] Spleen Lung Heart Phlegm, wheezing
Location (fenglong):
1 cun lateral to tiaokou.
ST 41 -
Stomach Heat, food stagnation, facial swelling, constipation
Location (jiexi): at
the level of the tip of the external malleolus, between extensor hallucis
longus & extensor digitorum longus.
ST 44 -
Stomach Heat, food stagnation, nosebleed, diarrhea
Location (neiting):
on the dorsum of the foot, between the 2nd & 3rd
toes, 0.5 cun proximal to the margin of the web.
ST 45 -
excess dreaming/mania, facial swelling/paralysis
Location (lidui): 1
fen proximal to the lateral corner of the nail of the 2nd toe.