# ST42 Chongyang (Surging Yang) – Stomach Meridian

沖陽 · chōng yáng

Location: On the dome of the instep of the foot between tendons of the long extensor muscle of the great the toe and long extensor muscle of the toes where pulsation of the dorsal artery of the foot is palpable.

Cautions: No specific contraindications.

Canonical page: https://acuiq.com/points/st42

## Indications

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

Loss of Appetite, Loss of Appetite, Atrophy Foot, Atrophy Foot, Benefit Regulate Stomach Fu, Calm Spirit Shen, Calm Spirit Shen, Chills, Depression, Desire Singing, Desire Singing, Deviation Eye, Deviation Eye, Facial Droop, Facial Droop, Psychological Disorder, Psychological Disorder, Psychological Nudity Inappropriate Disorder, Psychological Nudity Inappropriate Disorder, Psychological Running Around Disorder, Psychological Running Around Disorder, Abdominal Bloating, Abdominal Bloating, Fever, Heat Mouth, Heat Mouth, Heat Stomach, Heat Stomach, Malaria, Pain, Upper Stomach Pain, Upper Stomach Pain, Facial Pain, Facial Pain, Top of Foot Pain, Top of Foot Pain, Mouth Pain, Mouth Pain, Toothache, Toothache, Regulate Stomach Fu, Channel Stagnation, Channel Stagnation, Spontaneous Sweating, Spontaneous Sweating, Swelling, Facial Swelling, Facial Swelling, Teeth Decay, Teeth Decay, Vomiting

## Most often selected alongside ST42

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

- ST36 (Leg Three Miles) – 11 protocols
- ST40 (Abundant Bulge) – 10 protocols
- KD03 (Great Stream) – 5 protocols
- LI04 (Junction Valley) – 5 protocols
- CV12 (Stomach Centre) – 4 protocols
- LI06 (Diverging Passage) – 4 protocols
- LI11 (Pond At The Bend) – 4 protocols
- SP03 (Great White) – 4 protocols

## Protocols using ST42

| Symptoms | Points | Course | Source | Kind | Caveat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nausea, Bloating, Heartburn, Dyspepsia Functional, Abdominal Pain Epigastric, Early Satiety, Postprandial Fullness | ST34, ST36, ST40, ST42 | 28 days | doi:10.1186/1745-6215-10-75 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Headache Migraine, Migraine Without Aura | LI06, ST36, ST42 | 28 days | doi:10.1016/j.nicl.2017.05.013 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Epigastric Pain, Dyspepsia Functional, Postprandial Fullness, Satiety Early, Nausea Postprandial | ST34, ST36, ST40, ST42, BL20, BL21, PC06, CV12 | 70 days | doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2017-018430 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Lower Extremity Numbness, Claudication Intermittent, Diabetes Type-2, Peripheral Artery Disease Lower Extremity, Resting Pain, Circulation Stasis | LI04, LI11, ST36, ST40, ST42, SP03, SP06, SP09, KD03, GB34 | 105 days | doi:10.12659/MSM.909733 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Cough, Headache, Common Cold, Sore Throat, Nasal Discharge, Nasal Obstruction, Sneezing, Malaise, Chilliness | LU06, LU07, LI06, LI07, ST40, ST42, SP02, SP08, HT05, HT07, SI06, BL58, BL63, KD03, KD04, PC06, PC07, TB05, TB07, GB37, LV03 | 5 days | doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(17)30006-7 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Anxiety, Depression, Insomnia, Itching, Itchiness Skin, Pruritus, Prurigo Nodularis, Pruritus Chronic | LI04, LI11, ST25, ST36, ST42, SP06, SP10, SI04, BL17, BL64, TB04, TB05, GB20, GB40, CV06, CV12, GV14, GV16, GV20, GV24 | 112 days | doi:10.2147/CCID.S336109 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Spleen Deficiency, Irritable Bowel Syndrome Diarrhea, Diarrhea Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Diarrhea Chronic, Dampness Accumulation, Spleen Deficiency Dampness Accumulation | LI20, ST25, ST42, SP02, SP03, BL62, KD06, CV06, CV12, CV22, GV14 | 12 days | doi:10.27460/d.cnki.gyzyc.2024.000276 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Epigastric Pain, Early Satiety, Postprandial Fullness, Epigastric Burning, Functional Dyspepsia | ST34, ST36, ST40, ST42 | 40 days | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2012.08.015 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Dizziness, Dizziness Cervical, Vertigo Cervical, Phlegm Obstruction, Vertigo Cervicogenic, Phlegm-turbidity Pattern | LI20, ST40, ST42, SP05, SP09, BL62, KD06, GB20, CV06, CV12, CV22, GV14 | 14 days | doi:10.27460/d.cnki.gyzyc.2024.000282 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Diabetes, Leg Pain, Leg Numbness, Claudication Intermittent, Disease Arterial Lower-extremity | LI04, LI11, ST36, ST40, ST42, SP03, SP06, SP09, KD03, GB34, XL05A, XL05B, XL10A, XL10B, XL10C, XL10D, XL10E, XL10F, XL10G, XL10H | 105 days | doi:10.12659/MSM.909733 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Migraine Without Aura | LI06, ST36, ST42 | 28 days | doi:10.1177/0333102416641665 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Peripheral Artery Disease Lower Extremity | LI04, LI11, ST36, ST40, ST42, SP03, SP06, SP09, KD03, GB34, XL05A, XL05B, XL10A, XL10B, XL10C, XL10D, XL10E, XL10F, XL10G, XL10H | 105 days | doi:10.12659/MSM.909733 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Headache Frontal, Ischemic Stroke | LI04, ST36, ST41, ST42, ST44, BL02, GV20 | 14 days | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2019.11.003 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Wind Liver, Wind Liver | LU11, ST01, ST03, ST04, ST05, ST06, ST07, ST08, ST42, ST45, SI03, SI08, BL01, BL02, BL03, BL04, BL05, BL06, BL09, BL10, BL41, XU25 | 7 days | Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. |
| Cough, Headache, Nasal Discharge, Nasal Obstruction, Sneezing, Throat Sore, Malaise, Chilliness | LU06, LU07, LI06, LI07, ST40, ST42, SP02, SP08, HT05, HT07, SI06, BL58, BL63, KD03, KD04, PC06, PC07, TB05, TB07, GB37, LV03 | 20 days | Heo JS, Yang SY, Lim SA, Lee JM, Kang JY, Sun SH, Kim HG, Kang W, Cho JH. A manual acupuncture treatment attenuates common cold and its symptoms: a case series report from South Korea. J Tradit Chin Med 2016; 36(6): 724-729 | 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. |

---

AcuiQ-authored prose (symptom and meridian descriptions, the wiki, the auricular crosswalk) is licensed CC-BY-4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. The assembled protocol compilation is not: build on it with attribution, but do not redistribute it whole as a dataset – https://acuiq.com/terms. The underlying findings are the cited sources' claims – each entry carries its citation; verify against the source before relying on it. Not medical advice: https://acuiq.com/terms