Stomach Meridian of Foot-Yangming (ST)
The Stomach Meridian of Foot-Yangming pertains to the stomach and connects with the spleen. Therefore, it has the closest relationship with the stomach. It is an extremely important meridian for the digestive system, sustaining the acquired foundation (postnatal root) of the human body. It originates from the side of the nose on the head, runs across the forehead, passes through the neck, and enters the supraclavicular fossa. It then descends through the chest and abdomen, continues down the lower limb, and terminates at the tip of the foot. It is a very long meridian.
Active Hours
Chen hour, Stomach Meridian
Functions
The Lingshu (Spiritual Pivot), in the chapter "Meridians" (Jing Mai), records: "The Stomach Meridian of Foot-Yangming governs disorders of the blood: mania, malaria (or intermittent fevers), prevalence of heat, sweating, sniveling and epistaxis, wry mouth (facial paralysis)... When there is excess in the stomach, it leads to rapid digestion with increased appetite (polyphagia) and yellowish urine. When the stomach qi is insufficient, the front of the body will feel cold and shiver; when there is cold in the stomach, there will be distension and fullness."
Related Conditions
Visceral patterns (Zang-fu symptoms): When the Stomach Meridian of Foot-Yangming is obstructed, symptoms such as stomach pain and distension, indigestion, vomiting, regurgitation, and borborygmus (rumbling intestines) may occur. In severe cases, there may be a loss of appetite or a complete lack of appetite. Meridian patterns (Jing-luo symptoms): When this meridian is obstructed, it may easily give rise to night sweats, high fever, toothache, sore throat, deviation of the mouth (wry mouth), nasal discharge, and epistaxis (nosebleed), among other symptoms.
Daily Care
After a whole night, the stomach has long been ravenously empty. Eating breakfast at this time allows it to digest food with maximum effort. If you skip eating and don't fill your stomach, it will continue secreting gastric acid. Prolonged hunger can lead to risks such as gastric ulcers, duodenitis, gastritis, and cholecystitis! Massaging and kneading the Stomach Meridian promptly after meals can help regulate gastrointestinal function. The Stomach Meridian is a pathway running from head to foot. During the Chen hour (7:00–9:00 a.m.), one hour after meals, and one hour before bedtime—three times daily—pat, tap, or press along the Stomach Meridian for about 10 minutes each session. Stimulating and dredging the meridian in this way can relieve discomfort and eliminate fatigue.
Acupoints
Chengqi Point (ST-1 / Tear Container, also known as Xixue and Mianliao)
Discover the exact location and acupressure method for Chengqi (ST-1 / Tear Container). Learn its benefits for red, swollen eyes, tearing, night blindness, and facial deviation, plus classic combinations for eye disorders.
Sibai Point (ST-2 / Four Bright)
Discover the exact location and acupressure method for Sibai (ST-2 / Four Bright). Learn its benefits for red, itchy eyes, corneal opacity, eyelid twitching, and facial deviation, plus classic combinations for facial paralysis and eye conditions.
Juliao Point (ST-3 / Great Bone Crevice)
Discover the exact location and acupressure method for Juliao (ST-3 / Great Bone Crevice). Learn its benefits for facial deviation, eyelid twitching, and nosebleeds, plus classic combinations for trigeminal neuralgia and toothache.
Dicang Point (ST-4 / Earth Granary)
Discover the exact location and acupressure method for Dicang (ST-4 / Earth Granary). Learn its benefits for facial paralysis, spasm, trigeminal neuralgia, and toothache, plus classic combinations for comprehensive facial treatment.
Daying Point (ST-5 / Great Welcome)
Discover the exact location and acupressure method for Daying (ST-5 / Great Welcome). Learn its benefits for mouth deviation, aphonia, and toothache, plus classic combinations for dental and facial conditions.
Jiache Point (ST-6 / Jaw Chariot, also known as Quya, Jiguan, Guichuang, Yache)
Discover the exact location and acupressure method for Jiache (ST-6 / Jaw Chariot). Learn its benefits for facial deviation, toothache, facial paralysis, and trismus, plus classic combinations for comprehensive facial and dental treatment.
Xiaguan Point (ST-7 / Lower Pass)
Discover the exact location and acupressure method for Xiaguan (ST-7 / Lower Pass). Learn its benefits for toothache, tinnitus, deafness, and facial deviation, plus classic combinations for comprehensive facial and ear treatment.
Touwei Point (ST-8 / Head Corner)
Renying Point (ST-9 / Human Welcome, also known as Tianwuhui, Wuhui)
Discover the exact location and acupressure method for Renying (ST-9 / Human Welcome). Learn its benefits for hypertension, sore throat, wheezing, and goiter, plus facial slimming effects and classic combinations for comprehensive treatment.
Shuitu Point (ST-10 / Water Protrusion, also known as Shuimen)
Discover the exact location and acupressure method for Shuitu (ST-10 / Water Protrusion). Learn its benefits for sore throat, wheezing, cough, and shortness of breath, plus classic combinations for throat and respiratory conditions.
Qishe Point (ST-11 / Qi Mansion)
Discover the exact location and acupressure method for Qishe (ST-11 / Qi Mansion). Learn its benefits for sore throat, wheezing, goiter, and stiff neck, plus classic combinations for comprehensive treatment.
Quepen Point (ST-12 / Empty Basin)
Discover the exact location and acupressure method for Quepen (ST-12 / Empty Basin). Learn its benefits for cough, chest and back pain, wheezing, and loss of taste, plus classic combinations for comprehensive chest and lung treatment.
Qihu Point (ST-13 / Qi Door)
Discover the exact location and acupressure method for Qihu (ST-13 / Qi Door). Learn its benefits for wheezing, sore throat, and chest-lung disorders, plus simple daily massage techniques.
Kufang Point (ST-14 / Storehouse)
Discover the exact location and acupressure method for Kufang (ST-14 / Storehouse). Learn its benefits for chest fullness, wheezing, and cough, plus classic combinations for chest and lung conditions.
Wuyi Point (ST-15 / House Screen)
Discover the exact location and acupressure method for Wuyi (ST-15 / House Screen). Learn its benefits for chest fullness, wheezing, and cough, plus classic combinations for breast conditions.
Yingchuang Point (ST-16 / Chest Window)
Discover the exact location and acupressure method for Yingchuang (ST-16 / Chest Window). Learn its benefits for chest fullness, wheezing, cough, and acute mastitis, plus classic combinations for breast conditions.
Ruzhong Point (ST-17 / Breast Center)
Discover the exact location and acupressure method for Ruzhong (ST-17 / Breast Center). Learn its benefits for eye tumors, epilepsy, menstrual regulation, and libido, plus classic combinations for epilepsy and postpartum conditions.
Rugen Point (ST-18 / Breast Root)
Discover the exact location and acupressure method for Rugen (ST-18 / Breast Root). Learn its benefits for breast pain, mastitis, insufficient lactation, and chest conditions, plus classic combinations for breast health and beauty.
Chengman Point (ST-20 / Full Receiving)
Discover the exact location and acupressure method for Chengman (ST-20 / Full Receiving). Learn its benefits for stomach pain, vomiting, abdominal distension, and poor appetite, plus classic combinations for gastric disorders.
Liangmen Point (ST-21 / Beam Gate)
Discover the exact location and acupressure method for Liangmen (ST-21 / Beam Gate). Learn its benefits for stomach pain, vomiting, distension, and loose stools, plus classic combinations for gastric disorders.
Guanmen Point (ST-22 / Closed Gate)
Discover the exact location and acupressure method for Guanmen (ST-22 / Closed Gate). Learn its benefits for stomach pain, vomiting, distension, and borborygmus, plus classic combinations for digestive disorders.
Taiyi Point (ST-23 / Supreme Unity)
Discover the exact location and acupressure method for Taiyi (ST-23 / Supreme Unity). Learn its benefits for stomach pain, vomiting, abdominal distension, and poor appetite, plus classic combinations for digestive disorders.
Huaroumen Point (ST-24 / Slippery Flesh Gate)
Discover the exact location and acupressure method for Huaroumen (ST-24 / Slippery Flesh Gate). Learn its benefits for stomach pain, vomiting, obesity, and chronic gastrointestinal disorders, plus classic combinations for weight loss and digestive health.
Tianshu Point (ST-25 / Heavenly Pivot, also known as Changxi, Changgu, Gumen, Xunji, Large Intestine Mu)
Discover the exact location and acupressure method for Tianshu (ST-25 / Heavenly Pivot). Learn its benefits for constipation, diarrhea, abdominal pain, and menstrual disorders, plus classic combinations for appendicitis and gastrointestinal conditions.
Wailing Point (ST-26 / Outer Mound)
提供外陵穴（ST-26）的准确位置、取穴方法及主治功效（胃脘痛、腹痛、腹胀、疝气、痛经等）。详解外陵穴按揉法，理气止痛、调经导滞，附痛经之经典配伍（配子宫、三阴交）。
Daju Point (ST-27 / Great Mound)
Discover the exact location and acupressure method for Daju (ST-27 / Great Mound). Learn its benefits for constipation, lower abdominal pain, and reproductive health, plus classic combinations for urogenital conditions.
Shuidao Point (ST-28 / Water Passage)
Discover the exact location and acupressure method for Shuidao (ST-28 / Water Passage). Learn its benefits for constipation, abdominal pain, dysmenorrhea, and difficult urination, plus classic combinations for menstrual pain.
Guilai Point (ST-29 / Return, also known as Xixue)
Discover the exact location and acupressure method for Guilai (ST-29 / Return). Learn its benefits for irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea, hernia, uterine prolapse, and male reproductive conditions, plus classic combinations for comprehensive treatment.
Qichong Point (ST-30 / Qi Thoroughfare, also known as Qijie / Qi Street)
Discover the exact location and acupressure method for Qichong (ST-30 / Qi Thoroughfare). Learn its benefits for borborygmus, abdominal pain, hernia, impotence, and menstrual disorders, plus classic combinations for reproductive health.
Biguan Point (ST-31 / Thigh Pass)
Discover the exact location and acupressure method for Biguan (ST-31 / Thigh Pass). Learn its benefits for lumbar and knee pain, and lower limb soreness and numbness, plus classic combinations for limb conditions.
Futu Point (ST-32 / Crouching Rabbit)
Discover the exact location and acupressure method for Futu (ST-32 / Crouching Rabbit). Learn its benefits for lumbar pain, cold knees, and lower limb neuralgia, plus classic combinations for hernia, leg pain, and hives.
Yinshi Point (ST-33 / Yin Market)
Discover the exact location and acupressure method for Yinshi (ST-33 / Yin Market). Learn its benefits for cold knee and leg pain, numbness, and lower limb immobility, plus classic combinations for limb conditions.
Liangqiu Point (ST-34 / Beam Mound, also known as Kuagu)
Discover the exact location and acupressure method for Liangqiu (ST-34 / Beam Mound). Learn its benefits for acute stomach pain, gastric spasm, knee disorders, and mastitis, plus classic combinations for comprehensive treatment.
Dubi Point (ST-35 / Calf's Nose, also known as Waixiyan / Outer Knee Eye)
Discover the exact location and acupressure method for Dubi (ST-35 / Calf's Nose). Learn its benefits for knee pain, lower limb paralysis, beriberi, and edema, plus classic combinations for comprehensive treatment.
Zusanli Point (ST-36 / Leg Three Li, also known as Xialing and Guixie)
Discover the exact location and acupressure method for Zusanli (ST-36 / Leg Three Li). Learn its benefits for gastrointestinal disorders, lower limb conditions, and health preservation – the primary point for abdominal disorders and the most important point for strengthening the body.
Shangjuxu Point (ST-37 / Upper Great Hollow, also known as Juxushanglian, Shanglian, Juxu)
Discover the exact location and acupressure method for Shangjuxu (ST-37 / Upper Great Hollow). Learn its benefits for constipation, diarrhea, appendicitis, and lower limb conditions, plus classic combinations for comprehensive treatment.
Tiaokou Point (ST-38 / Strip Opening)
Discover the exact location and acupressure method for Tiaokou (ST-38 / Strip Opening). Learn its benefits for frozen shoulder, lower limb flaccidity, and calf spasms – a specific point for fifty-shoulder with immediate results when needling toward Chengshan.
Xiajuxu Point (ST-39 / Lower Great Hollow, also known as Juxuxialian, Xialian)
Discover the exact location and acupressure method for Xiajuxu (ST-39 / Lower Great Hollow). Learn its benefits for borborygmus and lower abdominal pain, plus classic combinations for intestinal disorders.
Fenglong Point (ST-40 / Abundant Bulge)
Discover the exact location and acupressure method for Fenglong (ST-40 / Abundant Bulge). Learn its benefits for resolving phlegm, treating cough, hyperlipidemia, globus hystericus, and vertigo – the "First Point for Resolving Phlegm" – plus classic combinations for comprehensive treatment.
Jiexi Point (ST-41 / Stream Divide, also known as Xiedai and Caoxiedai)
Discover the exact location and acupressure method for Jiexi (ST-41 / Stream Divide). Learn its benefits for toothache, red eyes, headache, vertigo, and abdominal distension, plus classic combinations for gastrointestinal and ankle conditions.
Chongyang Point (ST-42 / Yang Thoroughfare, also known as Huiyuan, Huigu, Fuyang)
Discover the exact location and acupressure method for Chongyang (ST-42 / Yang Thoroughfare). Learn its benefits for startle response, manic disorders, and foot pain, plus classic combinations for digestive health.
Xiangu Point (ST-43 / Valley Hollow)
Discover the exact location and acupressure method for Xiangu (ST-43 / Valley Hollow). Learn its benefits for foot swelling and pain, borborygmus, and abdominal pain, plus classic combinations for body soreness.
内庭为荥穴，荥穴宜泻之，根据子母补泻法也应泻之，故不宜用补法。虽然本穴可灸，但根据穴性，临床一般不用灸法。
Discover the exact location and acupressure method for Neiting (ST-44 / Inner Court). Learn its benefits for clearing stomach fire, treating toothache, sore throat, oral ulcers, and gastrointestinal disorders – plus classic combinations for comprehensive treatment.
Lidui Point (ST-45 / Sharp Marsh)
Discover the exact location and acupressure method for Lidui (ST-45 / Sharp Marsh). Learn its benefits for insomnia, excessive dreaming, facial deviation, and hepatitis, plus classic combinations for comprehensive treatment.
