Stomach Channel Point Locations

Front 1

ST 1

Back 1

With the eyes looking straight forward, the point is directly below the pupil, between the eyeball and the infraorbital ridge

Front 2

ST 2

Back 2

With the eyes looking directly forwards, this point is located 1 cun directly below the pupil, in the depression at the infraorbital foramen.

Front 3

ST 3

Back 3

With the eyes looking directly forwards, this point is located directly below the pupil, level with the lower border of the ala nasi, on the lateral side of the naso-labial groove.

Front 4

ST 4

Back 4

Lateral to the corner of the mouth, directly below the pupil.

Front 5

ST 5

Back 5

Directly antertior to the angle of the jaw, in a depression at the anterior border of the masseter muscle

Front 6

ST 6

Back 6

One finger-breadth (middle finger) anterior and superior to the lower angle of the mandible where M masseter is prominence when the teeth are clenched, and depressive when it is pressed

Front 7

St 7

Back 7

On the face, anterior to the ear, in the depression between the zygomatic arch and the mandibular notch. This point is located with the mouth closed.

Front 8

St 8

Back 8

On the laterside of the head, 0.5 cun above the anterior hairline at the corner of the forehead, and 4.5 cun lateral to the midline of the head.

Front 9

St 9

Back 9

Level with the tip of Adam's apple where the pulsation of common carotid artery is palpable, on the anterior border of m. sternocleidomastoideus

Front 10

ST 10

Back 10

At the midpoint of the line joining St 9 & St 11, on the anterior border of m. sternocleidomastoideus

Front 11

ST 11

Back 11

At the superior border of the sternal extremity of the clavicle, between the sternal head and clavicular head of m. sternocleidomastoideus

Front 12

ST 12

Back 12

In the midpoint of the supraclavicular fossa, 4 cun lateral to the anterior midline

Front 13

ST 13

Back 13

At the lower border of the middle of the clavicle, 4 cun lateral to the anterior midline

Front 14

ST 14

Back 14

In the first intercostal space, 4 cun lateral to the anterior midline

Front 15

ST 15

Back 15

In the second intercostal space, 4 cun lateral to the anterior midline

Front 16

ST 16

Back 16

In the third intercostal space, 4 cun lateral to the anterior midline

Front 17

ST 17

Back 17

In the fourth intercostal space, in the centre of the nipple, 4 cun lateral to the anterior midline

Front 18

St 18

Back 18

On the chest, directly below the nipple, on the lower border of breast, in the 5th intercostal space, 4 cun lateral to the anterior midline.

Front 19

ST 19

Back 19

6 cun above the umbilicus, 2 cun lateral to CV 14

Front 20

St 20

Back 20

5 cun above the umbilicus, 2 cun lateral to CV 13

Front 21

ST 21

Back 21

4 cun above the umbilicus, 2 cun lateral to CV 12

Front 22

ST 22

Back 22

3 cun above the umbilicus, 2 cun lateral to CV 11

Front 23

ST 23

Back 23

2 cun above the umbilicus, 2 cun lateral to CV 10

Front 24

ST 24

Back 24

1 cun above the umbilicus, 2 cun lateral to CV 9

Front 25

ST 25

Back 25

2 cun lateral to the center of the umbilicus

Front 26

ST 26

Back 26

1 cun below the umbilicus, 2 cun lateral to CV 7

Front 27

ST 27

Back 27

2 cun below the umbilicus, 2 cun lateral to CV 5

Front 28

ST 28

Back 28

3 cun below the umbilicus, 2 cun lateral to CV 4

Front 29

ST 29

Back 29

4 cun below the umbilicus, 2 cun lateral to CV 3

Front 30

ST 30

Back 30

5 cun below the umbilicus, 2 cun lateral to CV 2

Front 31

ST 31

Back 31

On the anterior side of the thigh and on the line connecting the anterosuperior iliac spine and the superiolateral corner of the patella, on the level of the perineum when the thigh is fixed, in the depression lateral to sartorius muscle.

Front 32

ST 32

Back 32

On the line connecting the anterior superior iliac spine and lateral border of the patella, 6 cun above the laterosuperior border of the patella

Front 33

ST 33

Back 33

When the knee is flexed, the point is 3 cun above the laterosuperior border of the patella, on the line joining the laterosuperior border of the patella and the anterior superior iliac spine

Front 34

ST 34

Back 34

When the knee is flexed, the point is 2 cun above the laterosuperior border of the patella

Front 35

ST 35

Back 35

When the knee is flexed, the point is at the lower border of the patella, in the depression lateral to the patellar ligament

Front 36

ST 36

Back 36

3 cun below ST 35, one finger-breadth from the anterior border of the tibia

Front 37

ST 37

Back 37

6 cun below ST 35, and one finger breadth from the anterior border of the tibia

Front 38

ST 38

Back 38

8 cun below ST 35 and on finger breadth from the anterior border of the tibia

Front 39

ST 39

Back 39

9 cun below and one finger breadth from the anterior border of the tibia

Front 40

ST 40

Back 40

8 cun superior to the tip of the external malleolus, lateral to ST 38 about two finger-breadth lateral to the anterior border of the tibia

Front 41

ST 41

Back 41

On the dorsum of the foot, at the midpoint of the transverse crease of the ankle joint, in the depression between the tendons of m. extensor digitorum longus and hallucis longus, approximately at the level of the tip of the external malleolus

Front 42

ST 42

Back 42

On the dome of the instep of the foot, between the tendons of long extensor muscle of the great tow and long extensor muscle of toes, where the pulsation of the dorsal artery of foot is palpable

Front 43

ST 43

Back 43

In the depression distal to the junction of the second and third metatarsal bones

Front 44

ST 44

Back 44

Proximal to the web margin between the second and third toes, in the depression distal and lateral to the second metatarsodigital joint

Front 45

ST 45

Back 45

On the lateral side of the 2nd toe, 0.1 cun posterior to the corner of the nail.