ST Channel Flashcards
ST 1
L: With the eyes looking straight forward, directly inferior to the center of the pupil, between the eyeball
and the infraorbital ridge.
A: Expels wind, clears heat
M: Ask the patient to look down. Push the eyeball upward with the thumb, slowly puncture
perpendicular 0.5-1.0 inch along the infraorbital ridge. Firm pressure over the puncture site with cotton for at least 2 minutes after removal is recommended to prevent a hematoma.
N: Optic nerve.
C: Eyeball.
ST 2
L: inferior ST 1, in the depression at the infraorbital foramen.
A: Expels wind, clears heat
M: perpendicular 0.2-0.3 inch. Firm pressure over the puncture site with cotton for at least 2minutes after removal is recommended to prevent a hematoma. Moxibustion not indicated.
N: Infraorbital nerve.
C: Infraorbital artery and vein.
ST 3
L: inferior ST 1, at the level of the lowed border of ala nasi, on the lateral side of the nasolabial groove.
A: Expels wind, relieves pain.
M: perpendicular 0.3-0.5 inch or subcutaneous 0.5-1.2 inch toward ST 4.
ST 4
L: inferior to ST 2, just lateral to the
corner of the mouth on the nasolabial groove. In the case of a wider set mouth, 0.4 cun lateral to the corner of the mouth on the nasolabial groove.
A: Expels wind, moves stagnation.
M: Puncture subcutaneously 1.0-1.5 inch with toward ST 6 or CV 24 or LI 20.
C: Facial artery and vein.
ST 5
L: Anterior to the angle of mandible, on the anterior border of the masseter muscle.
A: no underlined action
M: Puncture oblique 0.3-0.5 inch or subcutaneous 1.0-1.5 inch toward St 4 or St 6.
C: Facial artery and vein.
ST 6
L: anterior and superior to the lower angle of the mandible where the masseter muscle attaches. At the highest point of the muscle when the teeth are clenched.
A: benefits the teeth and jaw
M: Puncture perpendicular 0.3-0.5 inch, or subcutaneously 1.0-1.5 inch toward St 4 or St 5, or St 7.
N: Facial nerve
ST 7
L: At the lower border of the zygomatic arch, in the depression anterior to the condyloid process of the
mandible.
A: Benefits the ears, expels wind.
M: Puncture perpendicular 0.3-0.5 inch or oblique 0.5-1.0 inch inferiorly or subcutaneous 1.0-1.5 inch
toward Si 18 or Si 19 or ST 6.
C: Transverse facial artery and vein.
ST 8
L: 0.5 cun within the anterior hairline at the corner of the forehead, 4.5 cun lateral to the anterior midline (GV 24).
A: relieves pain, clears heat.
M: Puncture subcutaneous 0.5-1.0 inch.
ST 9
L: anterior border of SCM, level with the tip of the laryngeal prominence, just on the course of the common carotid artery.
A: relieves pain, clears heat
M: Puncture perpendicular 0.5-1.0 inch. Moxibustion not indicated.
N: Sympathetic trunk, vagus nerve
C: common carotid artery.
ST 10
L: At the midpoint of the line joining St 9 and St 11, on the anterior border of the SCM
A: none underlined
M: Puncture perpendicular-oblique 0.5-1.0 inch medially.
N: Sympathetic trunk
C: Common carotid artery.
ST 11
L: At the superior border of the sternal extremity of the clavicle, between the sternal and clavicular heads of the SCM.
A: none underlined
N: Vagus and phrenic nerves.
C: Lung (pneumothorax risk).
Anterior jugular vein, common carotid artery, and subclavian artery and vein.
ST 12
L: In the midpoint of the supraclavicular fossa, 4 cun lateral to the anterior midline.
A: disperses and descends Lung Qi
M: Puncture perpendicular 0.3-0.5 inch or oblique 0.3-0.5 inch.
C: Lung (pneumothorax risk). Subclavian artery and vein.
ST 13
L: At the midpoint of the inferior border of the clavicle, 4 cun lateral to the anterior midline, directly inferior to St 12.
A: none underlined
M: Puncture subcutaneous-oblique 0.5-0.8 inch along the inferior border of the clavicle.
C: Lung (pneumothorax risk). Subclavian artery and vein.
ST 14
L: In the first intercostal space, 4 cun lateral to the anterior midline (CV 20).
A: none underlined
M: Puncture subcutaneous-oblique 0.5-0.8 inch along the intercostal space or subcutaneous with or against the channel.
C: Lung (pneumothorax risk).
ST 15
L: In the second intercostal space, 4 cun lateral to the anterior midline (CV 19).
A: none underlined
M: Puncture subcutaneous-oblique 0.5-0.8 inch along the intercoastal space or subcutaneous with or against the channel.
C: Lung (pneumothorax risk).
ST 16
L: In the third intercostal space, 4 cun lateral to the anterior midline (CV 18).
A: relieves pain, relieves swelling
M: Puncture subcutaneous-oblique 0.5-0.8 inch along the intercoastal space or subcutaneous with or
against the channel.
C: Lung (pneumothorax risk).
ST 17
L: In the fourth intercostal space, 4 cun lateral to the anterior midline (CV 17), in the centre of the nipple. Acupuncture and moxibustion on this point are contraindicated. This point serves only as a landmark for locating points on the chest and abdomen.
ST 18
L: In the fifth intercostal space, directly inferior to the nipple, 4 cun lateral to the anterior midline.
A: Benefits the breasts, promotes lactation,
M: Puncture subcutaneous-oblique 0.5-1.0 inch along the inter coastal space or subcutaneous with or against the channel.
C: Lung (pneumothorax risk).