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Location
In the depression the distal to the junction of the 2nd and 3rd metatarsal bones.
Categories
- Shu-Stream point of the Stomach meridian
The classical groups this point belongs to, from Deadman, Al-Khafaji & Baker, A Manual of Acupuncture.
No specific contraindications.
Indications
Conditions for which ST43 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
BelchingStomach RumblingCommon ColdAbdominal BloatingFever FullnessChest FullnessCostal Lateral FullnessToe Extending StiffnessToe Flexing StiffnessImmobility Toe ExtendingImmobility Toe FlexingMalariaEdemaOedema FacePainAbdominal PainTop of Foot PainShiveringSpontaneous Sweating SwellingSwollen EyesFacial Swelling
TCM actions
What classical sources say ST43 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.
Benefit Regulate IntestinesBenefit Regulate SpleenBenefit Regulate StomachRegulate IntestinesRegulate SpleenRegulate Stomach
Protocols using ST43
- Limbs Numbness, Limbs Pain, Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy, Abnormal Sensation Limbs – LI04, LI10, LI11, LI15, ST09, ST31, ST32, ST34, ST36, ST40, ST43, ST44, SP03, SP06, SP08, SP09, SP10, BL13, BL17, BL18, BL20, BL23, GB34, CV04, CV06 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(10)60003-9 ↗)
- Constipation, Insomnia, Neuralgia Trigeminal, Irritability, Facial Pain – ST43, LV05 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(09)60043-1 ↗)
- Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis Knee, Disability Mobility – LI11, ST34, ST35, ST43, SP05, KD03, KD10, GB34 (doi:10.1093/ecam/nen080 ↗)
- Neuropathy Peripheral, Neuropathic Pain, Paresthesia, Chemotherapy-Induced Neuropathy, Sensory Loss, Muscle Weakness – ST25, ST36, ST43, SP06, SP10, BL13, BL17, BL58, GB41, LV03, GV09, GV11, GV12, GV14 (doi:10.1186/s12885-016-3037-z ↗)
- Insomnia, Eczema, Dyspepsia, Pruritus, Dermatitis Atopic – LI02, LI11, ST36, ST43, SP03, SI02, SI03, BL66, PC06, TB03, TB06, GB41, LV03 (doi:10.1186/s12906-021-03306-1 ↗)
- Impotence, Erectile Dysfunction – ST43, ST44, SI05, BL23, LV02, LV03 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20200519-0008 ↗)
- Lumbar Pain, Herniation Lumbar Disc Acute, Restricted Lumbar Mobility – ST43, BL31, BL65, GB41 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240411-0001 ↗)
- Neuropathic Pain, Neuropathy Peripheral Diabetic, Neuropathy Diabetic Peripheral – ST36, ST43, ST44, SP02, SP03 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20200720-0007 ↗)
- Eczema – LI11, ST36, ST43, SP10, GB34, GB41 (doi:10.3389/fmed.2026.1917396 ↗)
- Neuropathy Peripheral Chemotherapy-induced – ST25, ST36, ST43, SP06, SP10, BL13, BL17, BL58, GB41, LV03, GV09, GV11, GV12, GV14 (doi:10.1186/s12885-016-3037-z ↗)
- Injury Meniscal – ST43, ST44, SP02, SP03, BL65, BL66, GB41, GB43, LV02, LV03 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2017.09.012 ↗)
- Dermatitis Atopic – LI03, LI11, ST36, ST43, PC06, GB41 (doi:10.1128/spectrum.03912-25 ↗)
- Insomnia – ST03, ST41, ST43, HT03, HT07, SI05, KD10, GB41 (doi:10.1177/09645284231210582 ↗)
- Nausea, Dyspepsia Functional – LI04, ST36, ST43, SP06, SP09, PC06, TB05, CVC06, CYC08, HCS04 (doi:10.3390/children1020119 ↗)
- Fire Stomach, Fire Stomach – LI08, LI11, ST37, ST43, ST44 (Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes)
- 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)
- Sah (subarachnoid Hemorrhage), Cerebral Vasospasm – ST36, ST43, SP04, PC06 (Acupuncture for Cerebral Vasospasm After Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02275949)
- Dysmenorrhea – ST43, ST44 (Randomized Controlled Trial of Acupuncture for Dysmenorrhea. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01116453)
- Ptosis, Oculomotor Nerve Palsy, Superior Orbital Fissure Syndrome – ST43, BL01, BL02, GB01, GB14, XH04 (Zhang Dengbu. Acupuncture Cases from China: A Digest of Difficult and Complicated Case Histories. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 1994)
- Oculomotor Nerve Palsy, Superior Orbital Fissure Syndrome – ST01, ST43, BL01, BL02, GB01, GB14, XH04 (Zhang Dengbu. Acupuncture Cases from China: A Digest of Difficult and Complicated Case Histories. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 1994)
- Diplopia, Superior Orbital Fissure Syndrome – ST01, ST43, BL01, BL02, GB01, GB14, GB37, XH04 (Zhang Dengbu. Acupuncture Cases from China: A Digest of Difficult and Complicated Case Histories. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 1994)
- Hoarseness, Ptosis Eyelid, Myasthenia Gravis – ST01, ST02, ST36, ST43, ST44, HT05, BL23, GB14, GB20, CV04, CV06, CV22, CV23, GV04, GV14, GV15, XH04, XH11, XH43 (Zhu Bing, Wang Hongcai (eds). Case Studies from the Medical Records of Leading Chinese Acupuncture Experts. London: Singing Dragon, 2011)
Most often selected alongside ST43
How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with ST43. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.
- ST36Leg Three Miles11 protocols
- GB41Foot Governor Of Tears8 protocols
- ST44Inner Court7 protocols
- LI11Pond At The Bend6 protocols
- LV03Great Surge5 protocols
- GB14Yang Bright4 protocols
- PC06Inner Gate4 protocols
- SP03Great White4 protocols
- SP06Three Yin Intersection4 protocols
- SP10Sea Of Blood4 protocols
- XH04Fish Waist4 protocols
- BL01Bright Eyes / Eye Point3 protocols