Location
3 thumb widths above the umbilicus 2 thumb widths lateral to the CV11.
Cautions
Avoid in acute abdominal conditions.
Indications
Conditions for which ST22 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
Poor AppetiteBenefit Regulate IntestinesBenefit Regulate QiBenefit UrinationStomach RumblingConstipationDiarrheaAbdominal BloatingDysenteryBedwetting FullnessMalaria PhlegmEdemaPainAbdominal PainPain Around NavelQi AbdomenRegulate IntestinesRegulate QiQi Abdomen SensationShivering
Protocols using ST22
- Constipation, Obesity Abdominal, Defecation Impaired – ST22, ST25, ST28, GB26, CV04, CV12 (doi:10.13702/j.1000-0607.201042 ↗)
- Damp Large Intestine, Heat Large Intestine, Damp Large Intestine, Heat Large Intestine – LI01, LI03, LI09, LI11, ST22, ST25, SP04, SP15, SP16, BL25, BL27, BL28, BL37, BL39 (Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes)
- Heat Stomach, Damp Spleen, Damp Stomach, Heat Spleen, Heat Stomach, Damp Spleen, Damp Stomach, Heat Spleen – ST22, ST44, SP02, SP04, BL18, BL20, BL22 (Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes)
Most often selected alongside ST22
How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with ST22. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.
- SP04Grandfather Grandson2 protocols
- ST25Celestial Pivot2 protocols
- BL18Liver Shu Point1 protocols
- BL20Spleen Shu Point1 protocols
- BL22Sanjiao Shu Point1 protocols
- BL25Large Intestine Shu Point1 protocols
- BL27Small Intestine Shu Point1 protocols
- BL28Bladder Shu Point1 protocols
- BL37Gate Of Abundance1 protocols
- BL39Outside Of The Crease1 protocols
- CV04Original Qi Gate1 protocols
- CV12Stomach Centre1 protocols
