ST33 (Yin Market)

Location

When knee is flexed point is 3 thumb widths above the laterosuperior border of the patella on the line joining asis and laterosuperior border of the patella.

Indications

Conditions for which ST33 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

Protocols using ST33

• Nausea, Bloating, Heartburn, Dyspepsia Functional, Abdominal Pain Epigastric, Early Satiety, Postprandial Fullness – ST32, ST33, ST35, ST38 (https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-10-75)
• Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis Knee, Stiffness Joint, Degeneration Cartilage – ST33, ST34, SP10 (https://doi.org/10.1007/s10067-024-07243-5)
• Post-stroke Depression – LU04, LI04, LI06, LI07, LI10, LI11, LI12, LI13, LI15, ST02, ST32, ST33, ST34, ST36, ST37, ST39, ST40, ST44, SP06, SP10, SP11, HT05, BL15, BL20, BL23, BL61, BL64, KD02, KD03, PC02, PC03, PC06, TB03, TB06, TB07, TB09, TB12, TB14, GB20, GB31, GB33, GB43, LV02, LV03, LV05, LV14, GV20, GV23, GV26 (Acupuncture for Ischemic Post-stroke Depression. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02472613)
• Epigastric Pain, Early Satiety, Postprandial Fullness, Epigastric Burning, Functional Dyspepsia – ST32, ST33, ST35, ST38 (https://doi.org/10.13703/j.0255-2930.2012.08.015)
• PCOS, Insulin Resistance, Menstrual Irregularity, Hyperandrogenism, Anovulation – LI04, ST29, ST33, ST34, ST36, SP06, CV03, CV12 (https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-017-1854-2)
• Abdominal Pain – LU02, LU10, LI07, LI08, LI09, LI10, LI11, ST22, ST25, ST26, ST30, ST33, ST36, ST37, ST38, ST43, ST44, SP03, SP04, SP08, SP09, SP12, SP13, BL11, BL20, BL24, BL25, BL28, BL30, BL39, BL40, BL48, BL55, BL60, KD03, KD05, KD10, KD11, KD13, KD14, KD15, KD16, KD19, KD21, PC05, TB05, TB06, GB24, GB27, GB36, GB41, LV03, LV07, LV08, LV13, CV07, CV13, CV14, GV04, GV20, XB05, XC02A, XC02B, XC04, XC05A, XC05B, XC05C, XC05D, XC08, XC09, XC12, XC13A, XC13B, XC15, XC19, XH11, XH47, XU08 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
• Thigh Pain – ST31, ST33, ST36, SP03, SP13, BL37, BL40, BL59, BL65, KD10, GB30, GB34, GB43 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
• Motor Dysfunction, Spinal Cord Injury, Paralysis Paraplegia – ST32, ST33, ST34, ST36, ST40, ST41, ST42, ST43, BL37, BL39, BL40, BL55, BL56, GB40 (Wang Yuanhui, Zhang Lei, Pan Guodong, Liu Jing, Zhang Hongrui, Song Xu, Wang Qiang. Traditional Chinese Medicine comprehensive therapy for the improvement of motor function in spinal cord injury patients. J Tradit Chin Med, 2016, 36(5): 618-624)
• Leg Weakness – ST33, BL24, BL25, BL40, BL57, BL58, KD09, GB12, GB29, GB31, LV03, LV06, CV04, XC02A, XC02B, XL02 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
• Channel Stagnation – LU05, LU07, LU09, LI04, LI09, LI10, LI11, LI12, LI13, LI14, LI16, ST04, ST06, ST07, ST12, ST31, ST32, ST33, ST34, ST35, ST36, ST37, ST39, ST40, ST41, ST42, SP06, HT01, HT02, HT03, HT05, HT08, SI02, SI03, SI04, SI06, SI07, SI08, SI09, SI10, SI11, SI14, SI15, SI16, BL10, BL36, BL37, BL39, BL40, BL41, BL42, BL44, BL53, BL54, BL55, BL56, BL57, BL58, BL59, BL61, BL62, BL63, BL64, BL65, KD10, PC03, TB01, TB02, TB03, TB05, TB06, TB08, TB10, TB11, TB12, TB13, TB15, TB17, GB02, GB03, GB04, GB05, GB06, GB10, GB11, GB20, GB21, GB26, GB29, GB30, GB31, GB32, GB34, GB35, GB36, GB37, GB38, GB39, GB40, GV01, XB08, XH05 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
• Abdominal Bloating – LU01, LU05, LU10, LI07, LI11, ST19, ST20, ST21, ST22, ST25, ST26, ST30, ST33, ST36, ST37, ST41, ST42, ST43, ST45, SP01, SP02, SP03, SP04, SP05, SP06, SP08, SP09, SP14, SP17, BL08, BL15, BL20, BL21, BL22, BL25, BL26, BL29, BL33, BL45, BL48, BL49, BL53, KD03, KD04, KD06, KD10, KD16, KD19, KD20, KD27, GB24, GB25, GB39, LV01, LV02, LV13, LV14, CV06, CV08, CV11, CV12, CV13, CV14, GV20, XC09, XH47, XU03 (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)

Other points on the Stomach Meridian