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Acupoint Diagram of the Foot-Yangming Stomach Meridian

There are forty-five acupoints in total, ninety acupoints on both sides combined.

The meridian of the Foot-Yangming Stomach originates at the side of the nose, intersects with the nasal root, and laterally approximates the meridian of the Taiyang (Greater Yang); it descends along the lateral aspect of the nose, enters the upper dental gum, returns to emerge alongside the mouth and encircles the lips, intersects below with Chengjiang (CV24), then retraces along the posterior mandible, emerges at Daying (ST5), follows Jiache (ST6), ascends anterior to the ear, passes through Guest Master (ST7), follows the hairline to reach the frontal skull. A branch diverges from before Daying (ST5), descends into Renying (ST9), follows the throat, enters the Supraclavicular Fossa (Quepen, ST12), descends through the diaphragm, belongs to the Stomach, and connects with the Spleen. The main trunk proceeds from the Supraclavicular Fossa, descends along the medial border of the breast, flanks the umbilicus, and enters the Qichong (ST30) region. Another branch originates from the lower orifice of the stomach, runs within the abdomen down to Qichong (ST30) where it joins the main trunk, then descends through Biguan (ST31), reaches Futu (ST32), enters the knee patella, descends along the lateral margin of the leg, reaches the dorsum of the foot, and enters the space between the toes of the second digit. Another branch diverges three cun below the knee, entering the lateral space between the toes of the second digit. Yet another branch diverges from the dorsum of the foot, enters the space between the great toe, and emerges at its tip.

Chengqi (ST1) is located 0.7 cun below the pupil, in the depression directly beneath the eyeball. It is the intersection of the Yangqiao Vessel, the Ren Mai (Conception Vessel), and the Stomach Meridian. Moxibustion is prohibited; acupuncture is prohibited.
[Indications] Cold tearing, itching of the pupil, blurred vision, inability to see at night, facial paralysis (deviation of the mouth and eye).

Sibai (ST2) is located 1 cun below the pupil, directly beneath the eyeball; obtain the point while the patient looks straight ahead. Acupuncture depth: 0.3 cun; Moxibustion: 7 moxa cones.
[Indications] Headache, vertigo, redness and pain of the eyes, tearing, eyelid itching, facial paralysis (deviation of the mouth and eye) with inability to speak.

Juliao (ST3) is located 0.8 cun lateral to the nostril, level with the Shuigou (GV26) and directly beneath the pupil. It is the intersection of the Qiao Vessels and the Foot-Yangming Stomach Meridian. Acupuncture depth: 0.3 cun; Moxibustion: 7 moxa cones.
[Indications] Convulsions, swelling and pain of the lips and cheeks, facial paralysis (deviation of the mouth and eye), blindness of the pupil, blurred vision, wind affecting the face, nasal swelling, gouty arthritis with knee swelling and pain.

Dicang (ST4) is located 0.4 cun lateral to the corner of the mouth; if a slight pulse is felt nearby, it indicates the intersection of the Hand and Foot Yangming Meridians, the Ren Mai (Conception Vessel), and the Qiao Vessels. Acupuncture depth: 0.3 cun; Moxibustion: 14 moxa cones.
[Indications] Hemiplegia, facial paralysis (deviation of the mouth and eye), inability to close the eyes, aphonia, dysphagia (inability to swallow water), leakage of fluids, twitching of the eyelids, blurred vision, inability to see at night.

Daying (ST5) is located in the arterial depression 1.3 cun anterior to the angle of the mandible; alternatively, it is located below the mouth, aligned with the shoulders. Acupuncture depth: 0.3 cun; Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones.
[Indications] Wind-induced spasms with aphonia, trismus (lockjaw), twitching of the lips and corners of the mouth, cheek swelling, toothache, chills and fever, scrofula, stiff tongue with inability to speak, eye pain with inability to close the eyes.

Jiache (ST6) (also known as Jiguan or Quya) is located in the depression near the anterior end of the angular process of the mandible below the ear; an opening appears when the mouth is opened. Acupuncture depth: 0.3 cun; Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones.
[Indications] Stroke with trismus, aphonia, facial paralysis (deviation of the mouth and eye), cheek swelling, toothache, inability to chew.

Xiaguan (ST7) is located below the Kenzhuren (ST7) point, under the arterial depression anterior to the ear; the depression closes when the mouth is open and opens when the mouth is closed. It is the intersection of the Foot-Yangming Stomach and Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridians. Acupuncture depth: 0.3 cun; Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones.
[Indications] Hemiplegia, facial paralysis (deviation of the mouth and eye), tinnitus and deafness, pain, itching, sweating, yawning, temporomandibular joint dislocation.

Touwei (ST8) is located at the hairline at the lateral corner of the forehead, 1.5 cun lateral to Benshen (GB13), and 4.5 cun lateral to Shenting (GV24). It is the intersection of the Foot-Shaoyang Gallbladder and Yangming Stomach Meridians. Acupuncture depth: 0.3 cun; Moxibustion is prohibited.
[Indications] Severe headache, eye pain feeling like protrusion, lacrimation with hemiplegia, blurred vision.

Renying (ST9) (also known as Wuhui) is located where the large artery pulses palpably in the neck, 1.5 cun lateral to the laryngeal prominence; obtain the point with the head extended to observe the five Zang organs. It is the intersection of the Foot-Yangming Stomach and Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridians. Acupuncture and moxibustion are prohibited.

Shuitu (ST10) (also known as Shuimen) is located anterior to the sternocleidomastoid muscle in the neck, directly below Renying (ST9) and above Qishe (ST11). Acupuncture depth: 0.3 cun; Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones.
[Indications] Cough with upward rushing of Qi, pharyngeal abscess, shortness of breath, wheezing with inability to lie flat.

Qishe (ST11) is located in the neck, directly below Renying (ST9), in the depression flanking Tiantu (CV22). Acupuncture depth: 0.3 cun; Moxibustion: 5 moxa cones.
[Indications] Cough with upward rushing of Qi, shoulder stiffness preventing turning the head, pharyngolaryngeal obstruction with difficulty swallowing food and drink, goiter.

Quepen (ST12) (also known as Tian Gai) is located in the depression below the clavicle. Acupuncture depth: 0.3 cun; Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones.
[Indications] Panting and rapid breathing, chest fullness, edema, scrofula, pharyngolaryngeal obstruction with sweating and chills/fever, swelling and external sores in the supraclavicular fossa, persistent heat in the chest due to Cold Damage (Shanghan).

Qihu (ST13) is located in the depression 2 cun lateral to Shufu (BL18) below Jugu (ST1), obtained with the head extended; it is 4 cun from the midline and 4.8 cun from Yingchuang (ST16). Acupuncture depth: 0.3 cun; Moxibustion: 5 moxa cones.
[Indications] Cough with upward rushing of Qi, chest and back pain, distension and panting with inability to breathe, loss of taste.

Kufang (ST14) is located in the depression 1.6 cun below Qihu (ST13), 4 cun from the midline, obtained with the head extended. Acupuncture depth: 0.3 cun; Moxibustion: 5 moxa cones.
[Indications] Chest and hypochondriac fullness, cough with upward rushing of Qi, respiratory distress, expectoration of pus, blood, and turbid saliva.

Wuyi (ST15) is located in the depression 1.6 cun below Kufang (ST14), 3.2 cun below Qihu (ST13), 4 cun from the midline, and 4.8 cun below Jugu (ST1), obtained with the head extended. Acupuncture depth: 0.2 cun; Moxibustion: 5 moxa cones.
[Indications] Cough with upward rushing of Qi, expectoration of pus, blood, and turbid sputum, body swelling with skin pain intolerable to clothing contact, yin-heat, convulsions with numbness.

Yingchuang (ST16) is located in the depression 1.6 cun below Wuyi (ST15), 4 cun from the midline. Acupuncture depth: 0.4 cun; Moxibustion: 5 moxa cones.
[Indications] Chest fullness, shortness of breath with inability to lie flat, borborygmus with diarrhea, mastitis with chills and fever.

Ruzhong (ST17) is located at the center of the nipple. Use very shallow needle insertion; moxibustion is prohibited.

Rugen (ST18) is located in the depression 1.6 cun below Ruzhong (ST17), 4 cun from the midline, obtained with the head extended. Acupuncture depth: 0.3 cun; Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones.
[Indications] Pain and fullness below the chest, stagnation of diaphragmatic Qi, dysphagia, arm and breast pain, aversion to cold and fever, cholera with tendon retraction and cold extremities.

Burong (ST19) is located 1.5 cun lateral to Youmen (CV15), 3 cun lateral to the Ren Mai (Conception Vessel) midline, 1 cun lateral to Shangwan (CV13), and directly between the fourth ribs. Acupuncture depth: 0.5 cun; Moxibustion: 5 moxa cones.
[Indications] Abdominal fullness and mass accumulation, shoulder and hypochondriac pain, heart pain, hemoptysis, cough, vomiting of phlegm and masses, abdominal rumbling with poor appetite, hernia and masses.

Chengman (ST20) is located 1 cun below Burong (ST19), 3 cun from the midline. Acupuncture depth: 0.3 cun; Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones.
[Indications] Abdominal distension and borborygmus, rapid upper asthma, inability to ingest food and drink, shoulder breathing with hemoptysis.

Liangmen (ST21) is located 1 cun below Chengman (ST20), 3 cun from the midline. Acupuncture depth: 0.2 cun; Moxibustion: 5 moxa cones.
[Indications] Accumulation of Qi in the hypochondrium, lack of appetite, intestinal slippage with diarrhea, undigested food in stool.

Guanmen (ST22) is located 1 cun below Liangmen (ST21), 3 cun from the midline. Acupuncture depth: 0.8 cun; Moxibustion: 5 moxa cones.
[Indications] Frequent abdominal fullness and Qi accumulation, sudden abdominal pain with borborygmus, dysentery, anorexia, wandering Qi pain, phlegm-malaria, chills, urinary incontinence.

Taiyi (ST23) is located 1 cun below Guanmen (ST22), 3 cun from the midline. Acupuncture depth: 0.8 cun; Moxibustion: 5 moxa cones.
[Indications] Restlessness, mania, protrusion of the tongue.

Huaroumen (ST24) is located 1 cun below Taiyi (ST23), flanking 1 cun below the umbilicus towards Tianshu (ST25), 3 cun from the midline. Acupuncture depth: 0.8 cun; Moxibustion: 5 moxa cones.
[Indications] Mania, vomiting with hematemesis, double tongue, stiff tongue.

Tianshu (ST25) (also known as Changxi or Gu Men) is located 1.5 cun lateral to Huangshu (RN12? Note: Standard is BL25 Huangshu, text says Huangshu but context implies BL25 or similar landmark, strictly translating text "Huangshu"), flanking the umbilicus 2 cun laterally in the depression; it is the Front-Mu point of the Large Intestine. Acupuncture depth: 0.5 cun; Moxibustion: 5 moxa cones. (Moxibustion for 100 cones according to *Bacui*).
[Indications] Ben Tun (running piglet syndrome), diarrhea, bloody and white dysentery, intractable watery diarrhea, anorexia, edema with abdominal distension and borborygmus, Qi rushing upward to the chest, inability to stand for long periods, chronic cold Qi accumulation, severe cutting pain around the umbilicus, Qi occasionally rushing to the heart causing restlessness, fullness, and vomiting, cholera with anorexia, yellowish thin complexion, uterine masses and blood clots in women, metrorrhagia with irregular menstruation.

Wailing (ST26) is located 1 cun below Tianshu (ST25), 2 cun from the midline. Acupuncture depth: 0.3 cun; Moxibustion: 5 moxa cones.
[Indications] Abdominal pain, sensation of hanging in the epigastrium, pain radiating downward to the umbilicus.

Daju (ST27) is located 1 cun below Wailing (ST26), 2 cun below Tianshu (ST25), 2 cun from the midline. Acupuncture depth: 0.5 cun; Moxibustion: 5 moxa cones.
[Indications] Lower abdominal distension, difficult urination, hernia, flaccidity of the four limbs, palpitations and insomnia.

Shuidao (ST28) is located 3 cun below Daju (ST27), 2 cun from the midline. Acupuncture depth: 0.85 cun; Moxibustion: 5 moxa cones.
[Indications] Soreness and pain in the shoulder and back, heat in the Sanjiao, Bladder, and Kidney, lower abdominal pain radiating to the vulva in women, waist and abdominal pain during menstruation, intrauterine masses, cold uterus, retention of urine and feces.

Guilai (ST29) is located 2 cun below Shuidao (ST28), 2 cun from the midline. Acupuncture depth: 0.25 cun; Moxibustion: 5 moxa cones.
[Indications] Ben Tun (running piglet syndrome), kidney Qi ascending into the abdomen causing heart pain, nine types of hernia, cold accumulation in the blood chamber of women.

Qichong (ST30) (also known as Qie) is located below Guilai (ST29); according to *Su Zhu*, it is 4 cun lateral to the umbilicus in the lower abdomen, 1 cun above the inguinal ligament (Shuxi), where the artery pulses visibly. It is the origin of the Chong Mai (Penetrating Vessel). Acupuncture depth: 0.3 cun; Moxibustion: 7 moxa cones.
[Indications] Abdominal fullness with inability to lie straight, hernia, heat in the Large Intestine, body heat with abdominal and penile pain, Ben Tun (running piglet syndrome), infertility in women, fetal Qi rushing to the heart during pregnancy, dystocia with retained placenta.

Biguan (ST31) is located at the junction behind Futu (ST32) on the thigh. Acupuncture depth: 0.6 cun; Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones.
[Indications] Low back pain with cold knees, numbness and insensitivity of the feet, flaccidity and bi-syndrome with tight tendons in the inner thigh, pain radiating from the lower abdomen to the throat.

Futu (ST32) is located 6 cun above the knee cap on the raised muscle; obtain the point while kneeling. Alternatively, 7 cun above the knee cap, three finger-widths on either side; pressing reveals a muscle bulge resembling a rabbit, hence the name.
[Indications] Gout with cold knee bi-syndrome, various diseases of women's eight sections.

Yinshi (ST33) (also known as Yinding) is located in the depression 3 cun above the knee cap below Futu (ST32); obtain the point while bowing. Acupuncture depth: 0.3 cun; Moxibustion is prohibited.
[Indications] Cold knees and feet, flaccidity and bi-syndrome with numbness, inability to flex and extend, cold hernia, lower abdominal fullness and pain.

Liangqiu (ST34) is located 2 cun above the knee cap between the two tendons. Acupuncture depth: 0.3 cun; Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones.
[Indications] Knee and foot pain, cold bi-syndrome with numbness, inability to flex and extend, cold feet, breast swelling and pain.

Zubi (ST35) is located below the knee patella on the tibial plateau, in the depression beside the large tendon, shaped like a cow's nose, hence the name. Acupuncture depth: 0.3 cun; Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones.
[Indications] Swelling, pain, and numbness in the knee, difficulty kneeling, gout.

Zusanli (ST36) is located 3 cun below the knee cap, in the depression lateral to the tibia inside the large tendon, between the muscles of the two tendons; obtain the point by lifting the foot. Pressing heavily stops the pulse on the dorsum of the foot. Acupuncture depth: 0.5 cun; Moxibustion: 7 moxa cones. (Moxibustion for 200 cones according to *Qianjin*).
[Indications] Cold in the stomach, epigastric and abdominal distension with borborygmus, deficiency of visceral Qi and true Qi, abdominal pain with anorexia, constipation, heart pain, rebellious Qi attacking upward, low back pain with inability to bend or extend, Small Intestine Qi disorder, phlegm-masses, fullness of the four limbs, knee soreness and pain, blurred vision. It treats all syndromes of Five Exhaustions and Seven Injuries, emaciation, and deficiency.

Shangjuxu (ST37) (also known as Shang Ju Xu) is located 3 cun below Zusanli (ST36); obtain the point by lifting the foot. The Foot-Yangming Stomach Meridian combines with the Hand-Yangming Large Intestine Meridian here. Acupuncture depth: 0.3 cun; Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones.
[Indications] Deficiency of visceral Qi, hemiplegia and gout, numbness of the waist, legs, hands, and feet, soreness of the calves preventing prolonged standing, abdominal pain flanking the umbilicus, severe cutting pain in the intestines.

Tiaokou (ST38) is located 1 cun above Shangjuxu (ST37); obtain the point by lifting the foot. Acupuncture depth: 0.5 cun; Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones.
[Indications] Numbness and pain in the feet and knees, swelling of the dorsum of the foot with tendon retraction, damp-bi syndrome, foot flaccidity preventing standing for long periods.

Xiajuxu (ST39) (also known as Xia Ju Xu) is located 3 cun below Shangjuxu (ST37); obtain the point by squatting and lifting the foot. The Foot-Yangming Stomach Meridian combines with the Hand-Taiyang Small Intestine Meridian here. Acupuncture depth: 0.3 cun; Moxibustion: 7 moxa cones.
[Indications] Small Intestine Qi disorder, pale complexion, hemiplegia with leg flaccidity, inability to walk, wind-heat and cold bi-syndrome, rheumatic bi-syndrome and pharyngolaryngeal obstruction, foot dorsum flaccidity, heel swelling.

Fenglong (ST40) is located 8 cun above the lateral malleolus, in the depression below the lateral margin of the tibia; the Foot-Yangming Luo-Connecting Vessel diverges to the Taiyin Spleen Meridian. Acupuncture depth: 0.3 cun; Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones.
[Indications] Reversal cold with difficult urination, lethargy, soreness of legs and knees, difficulty in flexion and extension, cutting abdominal pain, limb swelling with cold feet due to cold-damp, pharyngolaryngeal obstruction with aphonia, mania seeing ghosts and laughing excessively.

Jiexi (ST41) is located 1.5 cun posterior to Chongyang (ST42) in the depression above the ankle, in the depression on the dorsum of the foot directly above the second toe; it is the Jing-River point (Fire) of the Foot-Yangming Stomach Meridian. Acupuncture depth: 0.5 cun; Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones.
[Indications] Facial edema due to wind-Qi, rebellious Qi rushing upward, abdominal distension and headache, vertigo, epilepsy, restlessness, swelling of the knee and thigh, tendon retraction, cholera.

Chongyang (ST42) is located 5 cun on the dorsum of the foot, 3 cun from Xangu (ST43) in the interosseous artery; it is the Yuan-Source point of the Foot-Yangming Stomach Meridian. Acupuncture depth: 0.3 cun; Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones.
[Indications] Hemiplegia, facial paralysis (deviation of the mouth and eye), tooth decay, foot dorsum swelling, chills and fever, hard and enlarged abdomen, anorexia, mania due to Cold Damage (Shanghan).

Xangu (ST44) is located in the depression distal to the metatarsophalangeal joint between the first and second toes, 2 cun from Neiting (ST44); it is the Shu-Stream point (Wood) of the Foot-Yangming Stomach Meridian. Acupuncture depth: 0.5 cun; Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones.
[Indications] Edema of the face and eyes and water disorders, frequent belching, borborygmus and abdominal pain, absence of sweating, chills and malaria.

Neiting (ST44) is located in the depression between the first and second toes; it is the Ying-Spring point of the Yangming Stomach Meridian. Acupuncture depth: 0.3 cun; Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones.
[Indications] Cold extremities, abdominal fullness with frequent yawning, aversion to human voices, halitosis, tooth decay, epistaxis, bloody and white dysentery, cold extremities.

Lidui (ST45) is located at the tip of the second toe, 0.1 cun (like a leek leaf) from the corner of the nail; it is the Jing-Well point (Metal) of the Foot-Yangming Stomach Meridian. Acupuncture depth: 0.1 cun; Moxibustion: 1 moxa cone.
[Indications] Corpse-like syncope with trismus, appearance resembling evil possession, abdominal fullness, edema, heat disease with absence of sweating, chills and fever malaria, anorexia, facial swelling, knee and patella swelling and pain, frequent惊悸 and mania.