Stomach Meridian of Foot-Yangming
ST
Foot-Yangming: face to second toe
- Type：Foot-Yangming
- Organ：Stomach
- Time of flow：Chen hour (7–9 a.m.)
- Course：Starting beside the nose, passing Chengqi under the eye, it runs along the face and neck, down the front of the chest and abdomen, along the front of the thigh and the outer front edge of the lower leg, and ends at Lidui on the second toe.
- Traditionally associated with：Stomach discomfort, bloating, facial and forehead discomfort, and pain in the front of the thigh and knee.
Related acupoints
- Sibai (ST2)：Looking straight ahead, directly below the pupil, in the depression at the infraorbital foramen
- Jiache (ST6)：About one finger-width above and in front of the angle of the jaw, at the highest point of the masseter when clenching
- Xiaguan (ST7)：Depression between the center of the lower edge of the zygomatic arch and the mandibular notch (with the mouth closed)
- Tianshu (ST25)：2 cun lateral to the navel (about three finger-widths)
- Liangqiu (ST34)：About 2 cun above the upper outer edge of the patella
- Dubi (ST35)：Depression at the outer side of the lower edge of the patella when the knee is bent (nose of the calf)
- Zusanli (ST36)：About 3 cun below Dubi, one finger-width outside the front edge of the tibia
- Fenglong (ST40)：Outer lower leg, 8 cun above the outer ankle tip, two finger-widths outside the front edge of the tibia
- Neiting (ST44)：On the top of the foot, at the end of the crease between the 2nd and 3rd toes