ST05 Daying (Great Reception)

Location

Anterior to the angle of the mandible on the anterior border of the attached portion of the masseter where pulsation of the facial artery is palpable in the groovelike depression the appearing when cheek is bulged.

Indications

Conditions for which ST05 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

Protocols using ST05

• Dental Pain, Anesthesia Teeth-extraction – LI03, LI04, LI20, ST02, ST04, ST05, ST06, ST07, SI18, CV24, GV26 (doi:10.1093/ecam/nem056 ↗)
• Fatigue, Anxiety, Vomiting, Pain, Nausea, Dysphagia, Xerostomia – LI02, LI11, ST05, ST06, ST07, ST36, SP06, GB20, CV23, GV20 (doi:10.1177/1534735410378856 ↗)
• Taste Loss, Dysphagia, Xerostomia, Appetite Decreased – LI02, LI04, ST05, ST06, ST07, ST36, SP06, SP09, CV23, GV20, GV24 (doi:10.1177/1534735410378856 ↗)
• Headache, Dysgeusia, Jaw Pain, Xerostomia, Paresthesia, Dysarthria, Gum Pain, Chewing Disorder, Tongue Numbness, Neuropathy Dental – LU07, LI04, ST05, ST06, ST07, ST36, HT05, KD06, GB20, CV23, GV20 (doi:10.1089/acu.2020.1472 ↗)
• Spasm Facial Hemifacial, Spasm Orbicularis Oculi, Spasm Facial Muscle Involuntary – ST04, ST05, ST07, ST09, SI18, TB17, GB01, GB02, GB14 (doi:10.7759/cureus.55219 ↗)
• Ear Pain, Paralysis Facial, Burning Pain, Electric Shock Pain, Postherpetic Neuralgia Pain, Rash Herpes Zoster – LI04, LI19, LI20, ST02, ST04, ST05, ST06, ST07, SI18, BL02, TB05, TB17, GB14 (doi:10.3389/fpain.2024.1474103 ↗)
• Dental Pain, Postoperative Pain, Dental Post-surgical Pain, Periodontal Pain – LI04, ST05 (doi:10.19852/j.cnki.jtcm.2025.01.018 ↗)
• Dry Mouth, Xerostomia – ST05, ST06, ST07 (doi:10.7759/cureus.29363 ↗)
• Hypertension, Paralysis Facial, Diabetes Type-2 – ST04, ST05, ST06 (doi:10.65048/ijbmr.2025.16.3.8137.0429 ↗)
• Paresthesia Facial, Facial Numbness – ST04, ST05, ST06, CV24 (doi:10.1007/s10103-023-03754-w ↗)
• Ear Pain, Paralysis Facial, Burning Pain, Electric Shock Pain, Postherpetic Neuralgia Pain, Rash Herpes Zoster – LI04, LI19, LI20, ST02, ST04, ST05, ST06, ST07, SI18, BL02, TB05, TB17, GB14 (doi:10.3389/fpain.2024.1474103 ↗)
• Skin Aging, Wrinkles, Skin Laxity – LI20, ST02, ST03, ST05, ST07, SI18, BL02, TB23, GB14, CV24, XH03, XH05 (doi:10.1111/jocd.70839 ↗)
• Mouth Pain, Tongue Pain, Burning Mouth Syndrome – LI04, ST05, ST06, SI01, TB01, TB21, CV24 (doi:10.22514/jofph.2025.044 ↗)
• Aging Facial, Wrinkles, Skin Laxity – LI20, ST02, ST04, ST05, ST06, ST07, ST09, SI18, GB14, XH03, XH05 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240611-0002 ↗)
• Temporomandibular Joint Disorder, Jaw Pain, Tmj Pain – ST05, ST06, ST07, TB16, TB17, TB20, GB03, GB07, GB08 (doi:10.2147/JPR.S383965 ↗)
• Dental Pain, Postoperative Pain – LI04, ST05, ST06 (doi:10.19852/j.cnki.jtcm.2025.01.018 ↗)
• Dry Mouth, Hyposalivation, Sjogren's Syndrome, Reduced Saliva, Sjögren's Syndrome – LI02, ST05, ST06, ST07, SI19, BL13 (doi:10.1007/s10103-014-1590-8 ↗)
• Paralysis Facial, Strabismus, Lateral Rectus Palsy, Facial Nerve Injury – LI04, LI19, ST01, ST04, ST05, ST06, SI18, BL02, TB23, GB01, GB14, GB20, XH04 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20250220-k0009 ↗)
• Paralysis Facial, Bell Palsy – ST01, ST02, ST03, ST04, ST05, ST06, SI19, TB21, GB02, GV20, XH03, XH04 (doi:10.7759/cureus.112675 ↗)
• Spasm Hemifacial, Spasm Facial, Hemifacial Spasm – ST04, ST05, ST07, ST09, SI18, TB17, GB01, GB02, GB14 (doi:10.7759/cureus.55219 ↗)
• Herpes Zoster, Paralysis Facial, Neuralgia Postherpetic – LI04, LI19, LI20, ST02, ST04, ST05, ST06, ST07, SI18, BL02, TB05, TB17, GB14, XH05 (doi:10.3389/fpain.2024.1474103 ↗)
• Wind Liver, Wind Liver – LU11, ST01, ST03, ST04, ST05, ST06, ST07, ST08, ST42, ST45, SI03, SI08, BL01, BL02, BL03, BL04, BL05, BL06, BL09, BL10, BL41, XU25 (Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes)
• Trigeminal Neuralgia – LI19, LI20, ST02, ST04, ST05, ST06, ST07, SI18, SI19, BL02, TB21, TB23, GB02, GB14, GB20, CV24 (ZHANG Ji-hong. A Survey on Acupuncture Treatment of Trigeminal Neuralgia. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2010, 30(1): 68)
• Periodontitis, Acupuncture, Periodontal Diseases, Electroacupuncture – LI04, ST05, ST06 (The Effects of Electroacupuncture on Postoperative Pain. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05783011)
• Fire Liver, Facial Pain, Stomach, Mandibular Pain, Trigeminal Neuralgia, Trigeminal Neuralgia, Fire Liver, Facial Pain, Mandibular Pain – ST05, ST06, ST07, ST44, BL02, TB05, GB14, LV03, XH05, XH18 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
• Common Cold, Facial Pain, Mandibular Pain, Invasion Pathogenic Wind, Facial Pain, Mandibular Pain, Invasion Pathogenic Wind – ST05, ST06, ST07, BL02, TB05, GB14, GB20, XH05, XH18 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
• Yin Deficiency, Facial Pain, Mandibular Pain, Trigeminal Neuralgia, Fire Excessive, Trigeminal Neuralgia, Yin Deficiency, Facial Pain, Mandibular Pain, Fire Excessive – ST05, ST06, ST07, SP06, BL02, KD06, TB05, GB14, XH05, XH18 (sacredlotus.com ↗)

Most often selected alongside ST05

How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with ST05. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

• ST06Jaw Bone23 protocols
• ST07Below The Arch19 protocols
• ST04Earth Granary13 protocols
• GB14Yang Bright12 protocols
• LI04Junction Valley11 protocols
• BL02Gathered Bamboo10 protocols
• SI18Cheek Bone Hole10 protocols
• ST02Four Direction Brightness8 protocols
• LI20Receiving Fragrance7 protocols
• TB05Outer Gate6 protocols
• TB17Hurricane6 protocols
• XH05Supreme Yang (Sun)6 protocols

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