ST03 (Great Bone Hole)

Location

Directly below pupil at the level of the lower border of the ala nasi on the lateral side of the nasolabial groove.

Indications

Conditions for which ST03 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

Protocols using ST03

• Paralysis Facial, Cheek Weakness, Peripheral Facial Palsy – ST01, ST03, ST04, BL01, BL59, BL62, GB20 (https://doi.org/10.27820/d.cnki.gszxy.2023.000108)
• Facial Paralysis, Synkinesis Facial – ST01, ST02, ST03, ST04, ST06, GB14, CV24, GV24, GV26, XH03, XH04 (https://doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000049719)
• Skin Aging, Wrinkles, Skin Laxity – LI20, ST02, ST03, ST05, ST07, SI18, BL02, TB23, GB14, CV24, XH03, XH05 (https://doi.org/10.1111/jocd.70839)
• Anxiety, Headache, Constipation, Insomnia, Nausea, Nervousness, Hiccup, Abdominal Pain, Stomach Bloating, Stomach Pain, Anorexia, Eructation – ST03, ST40, SP01, SP03, SP09, HT07, BL20, BL21, KD03, PC06, GB34, LV03, LV13, CV05, CV06, CV12 (Zhao Yaping, Ding Min, Wang Yanjun. Forty Cases of Gastrointestinal Neurosis Treated by Acupuncture. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2009, 29(3): 207-209)
• Dental Pain, Orthodontic Pain – ST03, ST06 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtumed.2026.01.003)
• Swollen Knee – LU05, ST03, ST34, ST35, ST37, ST38, ST45, SP09, BL57, BL61, BL67, GB35, LV02, LV07 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
• Nosebleed – LU03, LU05, LU11, LI02, LI03, LI04, LI05, LI06, LI19, LI20, ST03, ST44, ST45, SP01, HT06, SI01, SI02, SI03, BL02, BL04, BL07, BL12, BL15, BL17, BL18, BL31, BL40, BL45, BL56, BL57, BL58, BL60, BL62, BL66, BL67, KD01, KD03, PC04, TB05, TB16, GB05, GB18, GB19, GB20, GB39, GB41, LV02, LV08, CV07, CV09, CV22, CV24, GV16, GV22, GV24, GV25, XH03, XH08 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
• Qi Leg – ST03, ST32, ST33, ST35, ST36, ST37, SP03, SP04, SP07, BL57, BL61, GB21, GB30, GB31, GB33, GB34, GB38, GB39, LV02, XL02, XL05A, XL05B, XL10A, XL10B, XL10C, XL10D, XL10E, XL10F, XL10G, XL10H (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
• Trigeminal Neuralgia – LI04, LI20, ST02, ST03, ST04, ST06, ST07, ST36, SP06, SI18, GB14, GB15, GB34, CV24 (LIN Wen-jian. A Survey on Acupuncture Treatment of Trigeminal Neuralgia. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2010, 30(1): 68)
• Wind – LU07, LI03, LI04, LI06, LI08, LI11, LI15, LI19, LI20, ST01, ST02, ST03, ST05, ST06, ST08, ST34, SI03, SI09, SI12, SI14, SI18, BL01, BL02, BL03, BL05, BL06, BL08, BL09, BL10, BL12, BL18, BL41, BL45, BL60, BL62, BL63, TB01, TB05, TB16, TB17, TB18, TB22, TB23, GB01, GB02, GB03, GB04, GB05, GB06, GB07, GB08, GB12, GB13, GB14, GB15, GB16, GB19, GB20, GB31, GB32, GB41, LV07, CV04, CV24, GV08, GV11, GV12, GV14, GV15, GV16, GV17, GV18, GV19, GV21, GV22, GV23, GV24, GV26, XH01A, XH01B, XH01C, XH01D, XH02, XH03, XH05, XH17, XH18, XH19, XH25, XH29, XH40, XH46, XL02, XL03, XU11A, XU11B, XU11C, XU11D, XU11E, XU11F, XU11G, XU11H, XU11I, XU11J, XU18, XU22 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
• Swelling – LU03, LU06, LI01, LI04, LI05, LI07, LI14, LI18, ST01, ST03, ST05, ST07, ST09, ST10, ST11, ST15, ST18, ST25, ST29, ST30, ST35, ST36, ST38, ST40, ST41, ST42, ST43, SP07, HT02, HT04, SI02, SI03, SI04, SI05, SI08, SI16, SI17, SI18, BL01, BL02, BL17, BL28, BL34, BL52, BL58, BL65, KD03, KD06, KD08, PC01, TB02, TB03, TB04, TB05, TB06, TB10, TB20, TB21, TB22, GB01, GB02, GB09, GB10, GB16, GB19, GB33, GB34, GB38, GB40, GB41, GB42, GB43, GB44, LV01, LV02, LV03, LV05, LV08, LV10, CV18, GV16, GV17, GV23, GV28, XH04, XH05, XH06, XH11, XH12, XH13, XL02, XL05A, XL05B, XL10A, XL10B, XL10C, XL10D, XL10E, XL10F, XL10G, XL10H, XU01, XU09A, XU09B, XU09C, XU09D, XU09E, XU09F, XU09G, XU09H, XU18, XU22, XU26 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
• Lachrymation Excessive – ST02, ST03, BL18, GV17, GV28 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)

Other points on the Stomach Meridian