# ST33 Yinshi (Yin Market) – Stomach Meridian

阴市 · yīn shì

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.

Cautions: No specific contraindications.

Canonical page: https://acuiq.com/points/st33

## Indications

An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

Muscle Wasting, Shan Cold Disorder, Shan Cold Disorder, Abdominal Bloating, Abdominal Bloating, Leg Bending Stiffness, Leg Stretching Stiffness, Immobility Leg Bending, Immobility Leg Stretching, Edema, Pain, Abdominal Pain, Abdominal Pain, Knee Pain, Knee Pain, Thigh Pain, Thigh Pain, Qi Leg, Qi Leg, Cold Water Back Lumbar Sensation, Cold Water Back Lumbar Sensation, Channel Stagnation, Channel Stagnation, Bi Arthralgia Knees Syndrome, Bi / Arthralgia Knees Syndrome, Wind Damp Syndrome, Wind-damp Syndrome, Thirsting Excessive, Thirsting Excessive, Knee Weakness, Knee Weakness, Leg Weakness, Leg Weakness

## Most often selected alongside ST33

Sourced protocols in the index pairing each point with this one. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

- ST34 (Ridge Mound) – 10 protocols
- SP10 (Sea Of Blood) – 7 protocols
- ST32 (Crouching Rabbit) – 7 protocols
- ST36 (Leg Three Miles) – 6 protocols
- SP06 (Three Yin Intersection) – 5 protocols
- LI04 (Junction Valley) – 3 protocols
- BL20 (Spleen Shu Point) – 2 protocols
- CV03 (Central Pivot) – 2 protocols

## Protocols using ST33

| Symptoms | Points | Course | Source | Kind | Caveat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nausea, Bloating, Heartburn, Dyspepsia Functional, Abdominal Pain Epigastric, Early Satiety, Postprandial Fullness | ST32, ST33, ST35, ST38 | 28 days | doi:10.1186/1745-6215-10-75 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Absent Periods, Infertility, PCOS, Oligomenorrhea, Insulin Resistance, Hyperandrogenism, Hyperinsulinemia | LI04, ST27, ST29, ST33, ST34, ST36, SP06, SP10, PC06, LV03, CV03, CV06, CV10, CV12 | 180 days | doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2015-007757 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| PCOS, Insulin Resistance, Menstrual Irregularity, Hyperandrogenism, Anovulation | LI04, ST29, ST33, ST34, ST36, SP06, CV03, CV12 | 120 days | doi:10.1186/s13063-017-1854-2 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis Knee, Stiffness Joint, Degeneration Cartilage | ST33, ST34, SP10 | 168 days | doi:10.1007/s10067-024-07243-5 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Epigastric Pain, Early Satiety, Postprandial Fullness, Epigastric Burning, Functional Dyspepsia | ST32, ST33, ST35, ST38 | 40 days | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2012.08.015 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Thromboangiitis Obliterans, Vascular Occlusion Peripheral | ST33, ST36, SP06, SP09, GB34 | – | doi:10.15912/j.cnki.gocm.2011.18.024 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis Knee, Quadriceps Weakness | ST33, ST34, SP10, XL03 | 28 days | doi:10.1007/s10067-024-07243-5 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis Knee | ST33, ST34, SP10, XL03 | 28 days | doi:10.1007/s10067-024-07243-5 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Knee Synovitis, Knee Synovitis | ST32, ST33, ST34, SP10 | 7 days | JTCM30:2 | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. |
| Spleen Qi Deficiency, Spleen Qi Deficiency | ST21, ST31, ST32, ST33, ST34, ST36, SP03, SP05, SP06, SI06, BL20 | 7 days | Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. |
| Swollen Knee, Knee Upper Part Pain, Tenderness | ST32, ST33, ST34, SP10 | 60 days | Chen Guo-sheng. A Case Report of Diffuse Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis Treated by Fire-needle. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2010, 30(2): 143-144 | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. |
| Motor Dysfunction, Spinal Cord Injury, Paralysis Paraplegia | ST32, ST33, ST34, ST36, ST40, ST41, ST42, ST43, BL37, BL39, BL40, BL55, BL56, GB40 | 28 days | 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 | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. |
| 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 | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. |
| Qi Stagnation, Stasis Blood, Paralysis (infant), Benefit Regulate Yin, Benefit Regulate Wei, Contracture Knee | ST33 | 7 days | sacredlotus.com | web | Point selection published on a website. Not peer-reviewed – check it before relying on it. |

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