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Protocols
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Location
2 thumb widths above the umbilicus 2 thumb widths lateral to the CV10.
Cautions
Caution in pregnancy.
Indications
Conditions for which ST23 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
Protocols using ST23
- Constipation, Abdominal Distension, Abdominal Pain, Stool Hard, Defecation Infrequent – ST23, ST27 (doi:10.1186/1472-6882-11-124 ↗)
- Joint Pain, Abdominal Pain, Bleeding Rectal, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Diarrhea Chronic – LI04, ST23, ST24, ST25, ST26, ST27, ST28, SP03, SP04, SP05, KD02, KD03, KD04, KD05 (doi:10.1016/j.jaim.2024.101080 ↗)
- Dysphagia, Traumatic Brain Injury – ST23, GB20, CV23, GV16 (doi:10.13702/j.1000-0607.20250015 ↗)
- Phlegm Misting Heart, Phlegm Misting Heart – ST23, ST24, ST40, ST41, ST45, SI19, BL03, BL08, KD20 (Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes)
- Obesity Central – ST23, ST25, ST40, SP09, SP14, SP15, CV12 (Zhang Xiaozhe. A Clinical Survey of Acupuncture Slimming. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2008; 28(2): 139-147)
- Obesity Simple – ST23, ST27, SP14, CV08, CV10 (Zhang Xiaozhe. A Clinical Survey of Acupuncture Slimming. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2008; 28(2): 139-147)
Most often selected alongside ST23
How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with ST23. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.
- ST27Great Bulge3 protocols
- SP14Abdominal Bind2 protocols
- ST24Slippery Flesh Gate2 protocols
- ST25Celestial Pivot2 protocols
- ST40Abundant Bulge2 protocols
- BL03Eyebrow Ascension1 protocols
- BL08Declining Connection1 protocols
- CV08Spirit Palace Gate1 protocols
- CV10Lower Stomach1 protocols
- CV12Stomach Centre1 protocols
- CV23Clean Spring1 protocols
- GB20Wind Pool1 protocols