Acu Cam St Location Needling

Front 1

ST1 承泣

Chéngqì = Container of Tears

Back 1

Location: with eyes looking straight forward, point is directly below pupil between eyeball and infraorbital ridge

Needling: ⊥ 0.5 – 1.0 cun between and inferior wall of orbit; Caution: NO needle manipulations

Front 2

ST2 四白

Sìbái = Four Whites

Back 2

Location: directly below pupil in depression at infraorbital foramen

Needling: ⊥ 0.2 – 0.3 cun; Caution: NO needle manipulations

Front 3

ST3 巨髎

Jùliáo = Great Crevice

Back 3

Location: directly below pupil at level of lower border of ala nasi on lateral side of nasolabial groove

Needling: ⊥ 0.3 – 0.5 cun

Front 4

ST4 地倉 (地仓)

Dìcāng = Earth Granary

Back 4

Location: lateral to corner of mouth directly below pupil

Needling: subcutaneous 1.0 – 1.5 cun

Front 5

ST5 大迎

Dàyíng = Great Welcome

Back 5

Location: anterior to angle of mandible on anterior border of attached portion of masseter where pulsation of facial artery is palpable in groove-like depression appearing when cheek is bulged

Needling: ∠ 0.3 – 0.5 cun; Caution: vigorous manipulation contraindicated, avoid facial artery

Front 6

ST6 頰車 (颊车)

Jiáchē = Jaw Bone

Back 6

Location: one finger breadth (middle finger) anterior & superior to lower angle of mandible where masseter is prominent when teeth are clenched & depressive when it is pressed

Needling: ⊥ 0.3 0.5 cun

Front 7

ST7 下關 (下关)

Xiàguān = Below Joint

Back 7

Location: on face anterior to ear in depression between zygomatic arch and mandibular notch; point is located with mouth closed

Needling: ⊥ 0.3 – 0.5 cun

Front 8

ST8 頭維 (头维)

Tóuwéi = Head’s Binding

Back 8

Location: on lateral side of head, 0.5 cun above anterior hairline at corner of forehead & 4.5 cun lateral to midline of head

Needling: subcutaneous 0.5 – 1.0 cun

Front 9

ST9 人迎

Rényíng = Man’s Welcome

Back 9

Location: level with tip of Adam’s Apple where pulsation of common carotid artery is palpable on anterior border of SCM muscle

Needling: ⊥ 0.3 – 0.5 cun; Caution: avoid common carotid artery

Front 10

ST10 水突

Shuĭtú = Water Prominence

Back 10

Location: at midpoint of line joining ST-9 and ST-11 on anterior border of SCM muscle

Needling: ⊥ 0.3– 0.5 cun

Front 11

ST11 氣舍 (气舍)

Qìshè = Abode of Qi

Back 11

Location: at superior border of sternal extremity of clavicle between sternal head and clavicular head of SCM muscle

Needling: ⊥ 0.3 – 0.5 cun; Caution: avoid common carotid artery, pneumothorax

Front 12

ST12 缺盆

Quēpén = Empty Basin

Back 12

Location: in midpoint of supraclavicular fossa 4 cun lateral to anterior midline

Needling: ⊥ 0.3 – 0.5 cun; Caution: contraindicated during pregnancy, avoid subclavian vessels, pneumothorax

Front 13

ST13 氣戶 (气户)

Qìhù = Qi Door

Back 13

Location: at lower border of middle of clavicle 4 cun lateral to anterior midline

Needling: ∠ 0.3 – 0.5 cun; Caution: pneumothorax

Front 14

ST14 庫房 (库房)

Kùfáng = Storehouse

Back 14

Location: in 1st intercostal space 4 cun lateral to anterior midline

Needling: ∠ 0.3 – 0.5 cun; Caution pneumothorax

Front 15

ST15 屋翳

Wūyì = Room Screen

Back 15

Location: in 2nd intercostal space 4 cun lateral to anterior midline

Needling: ∠ 0.3 – 0.5 cun; Caution pneumothorax

Front 16

ST16 膺窗

Yīngchuāng = Breast Window

Back 16

Location: in 3rd intercostal space 4 cun lateral to anterior midline

Needling: ∠ 0.3 – 0.5 cun; Caution pneumothorax

Front 17

ST17 乳中

Rŭzhōng = Middle of Breast

Back 17

Location: in 4th intercostal space, in center of nipple, 4 cun lateral to anterior midline

Needling: contraindicated for needling

Front 18

ST18 乳根

Rŭgēn = Root of Breast

Back 18

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

Needling: ∠ 0.3 – 0.5 cun; Caution pneumothorax

Front 19

ST19 不容

Bùróng = Not Contained

Back 19

Location: 6 cun above umbilicus 2 cun lateral to Ren-14

Needling: ⊥ 0.5 – 0.8 cun; Caution: deep insertion may puncture liver and/or heart

Front 20

ST20 承滿 (承满)

Chéngmăn = Supporting Fullness

Back 20

Location: 5 cun above umbilicus 2 cun lateral to Ren-13

Needling: ⊥ 0.5 – 1.0 cun; Caution: deep insertion may puncture liver

Front 21

ST21 梁門 (梁门)

Liángmén = Beam Gate

Back 21

Location: 4 cun above umbilicus 2 cun lateral to Ren-12

Needling: ⊥ 0.8 – 1.0 cun; Caution: deep insertion may puncture liver

Front 22

ST22 關門 (关门)

Guānmén = Pass Gate

Back 22

Location: 3 cun above umbilicus 2 cun lateral to Ren-11

Needling: ⊥ 0.8 – 1.0 cun

Front 23

ST23 太乙

Tàiyĭ = Supreme Unity

Back 23

Location: 2 cun above umbilicus 2 cun lateral to Ren-10

Needling: ⊥ 0.7 – 1.0 cun

Front 24

ST24 滑肉門 (滑肉门)

Huáròumén = Slippery Flesh Gate

Back 24

Location: 1 cun above umbilicus 2 cun lateral to Ren-9

Needling: ⊥ 0.7 – 1.0 cun

Front 25

ST25 天樞 (天枢)

Tiānshū = Heaven’s Pivot

Back 25

Location: 2 cun lateral to center of umbilicus

Needling: ⊥ 0.7 – 1.2 cun

Front 26

ST26 外陵

Wàilíng = Outer Mound

Back 26

Location: 1 cun below umbilicus 2 cun lateral to Ren-7

Needling: ⊥ 0.7 – 1.2 cun

Front 27

ST27 大巨

Dàjù = Big Great

Back 27

Location: 2 cun below umbilicus 2 cun lateral to Ren-5

Needling: ⊥ 0.7 – 1.2 cun

Front 28

ST28 水道

Shuĭdào = Water Passage

Back 28

Location: 3 cun below umbilicus 2 cun lateral to Ren-4

Needling: ⊥ 0.7 – 1.2 cun

Front 29

ST29 歸來 (归来)

Guīlái = Return

Back 29

Location: 4 cun below umbilicus 2 cun lateral to Ren-3

Needling: ⊥ 0.7 – 1.2 cun

Front 30

ST30 氣衝 (气冲)

Qìchōng = Rushing Qi

Back 30

Location: 5 cun below umbilicus 2 cun lateral to Ren-2

Needling: ⊥ 0.5 – 1.0 cun

Front 31

ST31 髀關 (髀关)

Bìguān = Thigh Gate

Back 31

Location: on anterior side of thigh on line connecting ASIS and laterosuperior corner of patella on level of inferior pubis symphasis when thigh is fixed in depression lateral to Sartorius

Needling: ⊥ 1.0 – 1.5 cun; Caution: femoral artery

Front 32

ST32 伏兔

Fútù = Crouching Rabbit

Back 32

Location: on line connecting ASIS and lateral border of patella 6 cun above laterosuperior border of patella

Needling: ⊥ 1.0 – 1.5 cun

Front 33

ST33 陰市 (阴市)

Yīnshì = Yin Market

Back 33

Location: when knee is flexed point is 3 cun above laterosuperior border of patella on line joining ASIS and laterosuperior border of patella

Needling: ⊥ 0.7 – 1.0 cun

Front 34

ST34 梁丘

Liángqiū = Ridge Mound

Back 34

Location: when knee is flexed point is 2 cun above laterosuperior border of patella

Needling: ⊥ 0.5 – 1.0 cun

Front 35

ST35 犢鼻 (犊鼻)

Dúbí = Calf’s Nose

Back 35

Location: when knee is flexed point is at lower border of patella in depression lateral to patellar ligament

Needling: ⊥ 0.7 – 1.0 cun

Front 36

ST36 足三里

Zúsānlĭ = Leg Three Mile

Back 36

Location: 3 cun below St-35, 1 finger breadth (middle finger) from anterior border of tibia

Needling: ⊥ 0.5 – 1.2 cun

Front 37

ST37 上巨虛 (上巨虚)

Shàngjùxū = Upper Great Void

Back 37

Location: 6 cun below St-35, 1 finger breadth (middle finger) from anterior border of tibia

Needling: ⊥ 0.5 – 1.2 cun

Front 38

ST38 條口 (条口)

Tiáokŏu = Lines Opening

Back 38

Location: 8 cun below St-35, 1 finger breadth (middle finger) from anterior border of tibia

Needling: ⊥ 0.5 – 1.0 cun

Front 39

ST39 下巨虛 (下巨虚)

Xiàjùxū = Lower Great Void

Back 39

Location: 9 cun below St-35, 1 finger breadth (middle finger) from anterior border of tibia

Needling: ⊥ 0.5 – 1.0 cun

Front 40

ST40 豐隆 (丰隆)

Fēnglóng = Abundant Bulge

Back 40

Location: 8 cun superior to tip of external malleolus, lateral to St-38 about 2 finger breadth (middle finger) lateral to anterior border of tibia

Needling: ⊥ 0.5 – 1.0 cun

Front 41

ST41 解溪

Jiĕxī = Stream Divide

Back 41

Location: on dorsum of foot at midpoint of transverse crease of ankle joint in depression between tendons of extensor digitorum longus and hallucis longus approximately at level of tip of external malleolus

Needling: ⊥ 0.5 – 0.7 cun

Front 42

ST42 衝陽 (冲阳)

Chōngyáng = Rushing Yang

Back 42

Location: on dome of instep of foot between tendons of long extensor muscle of great toe and long extensor muscle of toes where pulsation of dorsal artery of foot is palpable

Needling: ⊥ 0.3 – 0.5 cun; Caution: dorsal artery/vein

Front 43

ST43 陷谷

Xiàngŭ = Sunken Valley

Back 43

Location: in depression distal to junction of 2nd and 3rd metatarsal bones

Needling: ⊥ 0.3 – 0.5 cun

Front 44

ST44 內庭 (内庭)

Nèitíng = Inner Courtyard

Back 44

Location: proximal to web margin between 2nd and 3rd toes in depression distal and lateral to 2nd metatarsodigital joint

Needling: ⊥ 0.3 – 0.5 cun

Front 45

ST45 厲兌 (厉兑)

Lìduì = Strict Exchange

Back 45

Location: on lateral side of 2nd toe 0.1 cun posterior to corner of nail

Needling: superficial 0.1 cun, prick to bleed

Front 46

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Back 46

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