Daoyi
Meridian

Stomach Meridian

45 acupoints on this meridian

Acupoints

CodeNameLocation
ST1 Tear Container On the face between the eyeball and the infraorbital ridge, directly below the pupil.
ST2 Four Whites On the face in the depression at the infraorbital foramen, directly below the pupil.
ST3 Great Crevice On the face directly below the pupil, level with the lower border of the ala of the nose, lateral to the nasolabial groove.
ST4 Earth Granary On the face lateral to the corner of the mouth (about 0.4 finger-cun), directly below the pupil.
ST5 Great Reception On the cheek anterior to the mandibular angle, at the front border of the masseter attachment, at the facial artery pulse.
ST6 Jawbone On the cheek about one middle-finger-breadth antero-superior to the mandibular angle — the highest bulge of the masseter when the teeth are clenched.
ST7 Below the Joint On the face in the depression between the midpoint of the lower zygomatic arch and the mandibular notch; located with the mouth closed.
ST8 Head Corner On the side of the head, 0.5 cun above the corner of the forehead hairline, 4.5 cun lateral to the head midline.
ST9 Man’s Welcome On the neck level with the laryngeal prominence, at the anterior border of sternocleidomastoid, at the common carotid pulse.
ST10 Water Prominence On the neck at the anterior border of sternocleidomastoid, midway between ST9 and ST11.
ST11 Qi Abode On the neck at the upper border of the medial clavicle, in the depression between the sternal and clavicular heads of sternocleidomastoid.
ST12 Empty Basin In the centre of the supraclavicular fossa, 4 cun lateral to the anterior midline.
ST13 Qi Door On the chest at the lower border of the clavicle, 4 cun lateral to the anterior midline.
ST14 Storehouse On the chest in the first intercostal space, 4 cun lateral to the anterior midline.
ST15 Roof Screen On the chest in the second intercostal space, 4 cun lateral to the anterior midline.
ST16 Breast Window On the chest in the third intercostal space, 4 cun lateral to the anterior midline.
ST17 Breast Centre On the chest at the centre of the nipple, level with the fourth intercostal space, 4 cun lateral to the anterior midline.
ST18 Breast Root On the chest in the fifth intercostal space, directly below the nipple, 4 cun lateral to the anterior midline.
ST19 Not Contained On the upper abdomen, 6 cun above the umbilicus, 2 cun lateral to the anterior midline.
ST20 Assuming Fullness On the upper abdomen, 5 cun above the umbilicus, 2 cun lateral to the anterior midline.
ST21 Beam Gate On the upper abdomen, 4 cun above the umbilicus, 2 cun lateral to the anterior midline.
ST22 Pass Gate On the upper abdomen, 3 cun above the umbilicus, 2 cun lateral to the anterior midline.
ST23 Supreme Unity On the upper abdomen, 2 cun above the umbilicus, 2 cun lateral to the anterior midline.
ST24 Slippery Flesh Gate On the upper abdomen, 1 cun above the umbilicus, 2 cun lateral to the anterior midline.
ST25 Celestial Pivot On the abdomen level with the centre of the umbilicus, 2 cun lateral to the anterior midline.
ST26 Outer Mound On the lower abdomen, 1 cun below the umbilicus, 2 cun lateral to the anterior midline.
ST27 Great Gigantic On the lower abdomen, 2 cun below the umbilicus, 2 cun lateral to the anterior midline.
ST28 Waterway On the lower abdomen, 3 cun below the umbilicus, 2 cun lateral to the anterior midline.
ST29 Return On the lower abdomen, 4 cun below the umbilicus, 2 cun lateral to the anterior midline.
ST30 Qi Thoroughfare In the groin at the upper border of the pubic symphysis, 2 cun lateral to the anterior midline, at the arterial pulse.
ST31 Thigh Joint On the front of the thigh, on the line from the anterior superior iliac spine to the lateral patella base — in the hollow level with the perineum when the hip is flexed.
ST32 Crouching Rabbit On the front of the thigh, on the same line, 6 cun above the patella base.
ST33 Yin Market On the front of the thigh, on the same line, 3 cun above the patella base.
ST34 Beam Hill On the front of the thigh, on the same line, 2 cun above the patella base.
ST35 Calf’s Nose At the front of the knee, in the hollow lateral to the patellar ligament with the knee flexed (the outer knee-eye).
ST36 Leg Three Li On the antero-lateral lower leg, 3 cun below ST35 (the outer knee-eye), one middle-finger-breadth lateral to the anterior border of the tibia.
ST37 Upper Great Hollow On the antero-lateral lower leg, 6 cun below ST35, one middle-finger-breadth lateral to the anterior tibial border.
ST38 Ribbon Opening On the antero-lateral lower leg, 8 cun below ST35, one middle-finger-breadth lateral to the anterior tibial border.
ST39 Lower Great Hollow On the antero-lateral lower leg, 9 cun below ST35, one middle-finger-breadth lateral to the anterior tibial border.
ST40 Abundant Bulge On the antero-lateral lower leg, 8 cun above the tip of the lateral malleolus, two middle-finger-breadths lateral to the anterior tibial crest (one finger-breadth lateral to ST38).
ST41 Stream Divide At the front-centre hollow of the ankle joint, between the tendons of extensor hallucis longus and extensor digitorum longus.
ST42 Surging Yang At the high point of the dorsum of the foot, at the joint of the second metatarsal base and intermediate cuneiform, at the dorsalis pedis pulse.
ST43 Sunken Valley On the dorsum of the foot between the second and third metatarsals, in the depression proximal to the second metatarsophalangeal joint.
ST44 Inner Court On the dorsum of the foot between the second and third toes, proximal to the web margin, at the red-and-white skin border.
ST45 Severe Mouth On the lateral side of the distal second toe, 0.1 finger-cun proximal-lateral to the corner of the nail.

These points share a meridian, but a proper assessment still looks at the whole picture.

Start the free check