(ST) Stomach Meridian - Point Locations Chart

You may click on a specific acupuncture point for more detailed information including the location, functions, precautions and the chinese and english names.

Points
Locations
ST 1 Directly below the pupil between the eyeball and the infraorbital ridge ** No Moxa, Slow Insertion, No Manipulation **
ST 2 Directly below the pupil in a depression at the infraorbital foramen ** No Moxa, No Deep Needle **
ST 3 Directly below the pupil in a depression level with the lower border of the ala nasi
ST 4 Directly below the pupil lateral to the corner of the mouth
ST 5 Anterior to the angle of the mandible on the anterior border of the masseter muscle in a groove like depression (found with cheeks bulged) ** Avoid Artery **
ST 6 One finger width anterior and superior to the angle of the mandible at the belly of the masseter muscle (found with teeth clenched)
ST 7 Anterior to the ear in a depression between the zygomatic arch and the mandibular notch (found with mouth closed)
ST 8 .5 cun within the hairline at the corner of the forehead, 4.5 cun lateral to the midline (GV 24, directly below ST 7 ** No Moxa **
ST 9 Level with the tip of the Adam's Apple on the anterior border of the SCM ** No Moxa, No Deep Needling, Avoid Artery **
ST 10 Midway between ST 9 and ST 11 at the anterior border of the SCM
ST 11 At the superior border of the clavicle between the sternal head and the clavicular head of the SCM
ST 12 In the midpoint of the supraclavicular fossa 4 cun lateral to the midline
ST 13 4 cun lateral to the midline at the lower border of the clavicle
ST 14 4 cun lateral to the midline in the 1st ICS
ST 15 4 cun lateral to the midline in the 2nd ICS
ST 16 4 cun lateral to the midline in the 3rd ICS
ST 17 4 cun lateral to the midline in the 4th ICS ** No Needling, No Moxa **
ST 18 4 cun lateral to the midline in the 5th ICS
ST 19 2 cun lateral to the midline lateral to CV 14
ST 20 2 cun lateral to the midline lateral to CV 13
ST 21 2 cun lateral to the midline lateral to CV 12
ST 22 2 cun lateral to the midline lateral to CV 11
ST 23 2 cun lateral to the midline lateral to CV 10
ST 24 2 cun lateral to the midline lateral to CV 9
ST 25 2 cun lateral to the midline lateral to CV 8
ST 26 2 cun lateral to the midline lateral to CV 7
ST 27 2 cun lateral to the midline lateral to CV 5
ST 28 2 cun lateral to the midline lateral to CV 4
ST 29 2 cun lateral to the midline lateral to CV 3
ST 30 2 cun lateral to the midline lateral to CV 2
ST 31 On 2 lines connecting the ASIS and the superiorlateral corner of the patella, level with the lower border of the pubis symphysis, found in a depression with the thigh flexed, lateral to the sartorius
ST 32 6 cun above the superior lateral border of the patella on line connecting the ASIS
ST 33 3 cun above the superior lateral border of the patella on line connecting the ASIS (found with knee flexed)
ST 34 2 cun above the superior lateral border of the patella on line connecting the ASIS (found with knee flexed)
ST 35 Below the patella in a depression lateral to the patella ligament (found with knee flexed)
ST 36 3 cun below ST 35 one finger width lateral from the anterior border of the tibia
ST 37 6 cun below ST 35 one finger width lateral from the anterior border of the tibia
ST 38 8 cun below ST 35 one finger width lateral from the anterior border of the tibia
ST 39 9 cun below ST 35 one finger width lateral from the anterior border of the tibia
ST 40 8 cun superior to the tip of the external malleous, one finger width lateral to ST 38, 2 finger widths lateral to the anterior border of the tibia
ST 41 On the dorsum of the foot at the midpoint of the transverse crease of the ankle, approximately level with the tip of the external malleolus in a depression between the extensor digitorum longs and hallucis longus tendons
ST 42 Between the 2nd and 3rd metatarsal and the cuneiform bones, between the tendons of the long extensor muscles of the big toe and the other toes ** Avoid Artery **
ST 43 In a depression distal to the junction of the 2nd and 3rd metatarsal bones
ST 44 Proximal to the margin of the web between the 2nd and 3rd toes in a depression distal and lateral to the 2nd metatarsodigital joint
ST 45 .1 cun posterior to the corner of nail on the lateral side of the 2nd toe

Sources and More Information

The information on our site is drawn from our own lecture notes and clinical experience. The following lecture notes were used within this section:

  • Ferro, Barbara: New England School of Acupuncture, Point Location Lecture Notes
  • Hartstein, Rachel: New England School of Acupuncture, Actions & Effects Lecture Notes

For a complete list of valuable resources, see our Acupuncture Theory Resources section. The most recommended texts are below:


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