ST26 Wailing (Outer Mound)

Location

1 thumb width below umbilicus 2 thumb widths lateral to the CV07.

Indications

Conditions for which ST26 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

TCM actions

What classical sources say ST26 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.

Protocols using ST26

• Dizziness, Tinnitus, Headache, Insomnia, Lassitude, Amnesia, Diarrhea, Knees Weakness, Joints Pain, Back Pain, Sore Throat, Vision Blurred, Dreaming Excessive, Sweating Spontaneous, Neck Pain, Fatigue Chronic, Oppression Thoracic, Muscles Pain, Shoulders Pain, Arms Pain, Loin Weakness, Lymphadenectasis, Anorexia, Taste Bitter Mouth, Taste Absent Mouth, Abdominal Bloating, Urination Frequent Night – ST24, ST26, CV04, CV06, CV10, CV12 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(09)60007-8 ↗)
• Osteoarthritis Knee – ST26, SP15, CV04, CV06, CV12 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(09)60075-3 ↗)
• Osteoarthritis Knee – ST26, ST34, ST35, SP10, SP15, GB33, GB34, CV04, CV06, CV12 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(09)60075-3 ↗)
• Overweight, Obesity Simple, Bmi Elevated – LI04, LI11, ST21, ST24, ST25, ST26, ST27, ST28, ST32, ST34, ST36, ST37, ST39, ST40, ST44, SP04, SP06, SP09, SP14, SP15, SP16, BL20, BL21, TB06, GB26, LV13, CV04, CV06, CV07, CV09, CV10, CV12, CV13 (doi:10.1155/2020/2367610 ↗)
• Obesity Abdominal – ST21, ST24, ST25, ST26, ST28, SP15, GB26, CV04, CV06, CV09, CV10, CV12 (doi:10.1111/jocd.70718 ↗)
• 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 ↗)
• Obesity, Dyslipidemia, Weight Excess – ST25, ST26, CV04, CV06, CV10, CV12 (doi:10.17826/cumj.1314635 ↗)
• Lumbar Pain, Lower Limb Pain, Lower Limb Numbness – ST26, SP11, BL21, GB26, GB27 (doi:10.13192/j.issn.1000-1719.2023.05.059 ↗)
• Obesity Simple – LI11, ST24, ST25, ST26, ST34, ST36, ST40, SP04, SP06, SP09, KD03, LV03, CV06, CV09, CV12 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(08)60033-3 ↗)
• Obesity – ST24, ST25, ST26, ST28, BL23, BL25, BL28, GB26, CV04, CV06, CV07, CV08, CV09, CV12, XB07 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(08)60033-3 ↗)
• Obesity;menstrual Disorder – LI04, ST24, ST25, ST26, ST28, ST29, ST36, SP06, SP08, BL17, BL20, BL23, KD03, KD08, GB31, LV03, CV03, CV04, CV09, CV12 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(08)60033-3 ↗)
• Cancer Colorectal, Chemotherapy Side Effects, Immune Function Impaired – ST24, ST26, ST36, ST37, SP06, KD03, PC06, GB34, LV03, CV04, CV06, CV10, CV12 (doi:10.1515/biol-2022-1060 ↗)
• Dementia Vascular, Cerebral Infarction – ST26, CV04, CV06, CV10, CV12, GV20, XH01A, XH01B, XH01C, XH01D (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20210117-k0008 ↗)
• Arthritis Rheumatoid – ST24, ST26, CV04, CV06, CV10, CV12 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20200721-k0008 ↗)
• Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia Alzheimer – ST24, ST26, SP15, CV10, CV12 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20201106-k0002 ↗)
• Balance Impaired, Hemiplegia Post-stroke – ST24, ST25, ST26, SP15, CV04, CV06, CV10, CV12 (doi:10.3389/fneur.2026.1870613 ↗)
• Constipation Functional – ST24, ST25, ST26, ST37, TB06, CV04, CV10, CV12 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2017.07.009 ↗)
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome Diarrhea-predominant – ST24, ST26, SP15, CV04, CV06, CV10, CV12 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2017.12.003 ↗)
• Cancer Colorectal, Chemotherapy Side Effects, Immune Dysfunction – ST24, ST26, ST36, ST37, SP06, KD03, PC06, GB34, LV03, CV04, CV06, CV10, CV12 (doi:10.1515/biol-2022-1060 ↗)
• Obesity – ST25, ST26, CV04, CV06, CV10, CV12, CVC06, CYC01, CYC03, CYC05, HCS02, HCS03, HCS04, TF10, TR02 (doi:10.17826/cumj.1314635 ↗)
• Obesity – ST21, ST24, ST25, ST26 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
• Osteoarthritis Knee – ST24, ST26, ST34, ST35, SP10, CV04, CV12, XL02, XL05A (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
• Obesity – ST24, ST26, ST28, SP15, SP16, KD13, KD15, KD17, KD18, GB26, CV04, CV10, CV11 (doi:10.1186/s13020-019-0258-5 ↗)
• Obesity, Binge Eating Disorder – LI04, LI11, ST24, ST26, ST36, ST40, ST44, SP06, SP15, LV03, CV04, CV06, CV12 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000023362 ↗)
• Liver Qi Stagnation, Liver Qi Stagnation – LI17, LI18, ST09, ST15, ST16, ST18, ST25, ST26, ST27, SP13, SP18, HT03, HT04, SI11, BL14, BL16, BL18, BL31, KD21, XB02T9 (Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes)
• Obesity, Obesity Abdominal – ST24, ST25, ST26, ST28, ST36, ST40, ST44, SP13, SP14 (Lei Hong et al.. [Evaluate the Efficacy of Electroacupuncture Therapy on Abdominal Fat in Obese Women by Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging].. Zhen ci yan jiu = Acupuncture research, 2018)
• Cerebral Infarction, Stroke Sequelae, Hand Swelling – ST24, ST26, CV04, CV06, CV08, CV10, CV12 (Zhu Bing, Wang Hongcai (eds). Case Studies from the Medical Records of Leading Chinese Acupuncture Experts. London: Singing Dragon, 2011)

Most often selected alongside ST26

How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with ST26. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

• CV12Stomach Centre21 protocols
• CV04Original Qi Gate20 protocols
• ST24Slippery Flesh Gate20 protocols
• CV06Sea Of Qi17 protocols
• CV10Lower Stomach15 protocols
• ST25Celestial Pivot13 protocols
• SP15Great Horizontal9 protocols
• ST28Waterway7 protocols
• ST36Leg Three Miles7 protocols
• SP06Three Yin Intersection6 protocols
• CV09Water Separation5 protocols
• GB26Girdle Vessel5 protocols

Other points on the Stomach Meridian