ST45 Lidui (Running Point)

Location

On the lateral side of the 2nd toe 0.1 thumb width posterior to the corner of the nail.

Categories

• Jing-Well point of the Stomach meridian

The classical groups this point belongs to, from Deadman, Al-Khafaji & Baker, A Manual of Acupuncture.

Indications

Conditions for which ST45 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 ST45 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.

Protocols using ST45

• Insomnia Disturbance Of The Stomach – ST40, ST45, SP01, CV12 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(10)60038-6 ↗)
• Neuralgia Trigeminal, Facial Trigeminal Pain – LI04, LI20, ST02, ST03, ST07, ST36, ST44, ST45, SI18, TB05, TB17, TB21, GB02, LV03, GV26 (doi:10.1590/S1807-59322009001200014 ↗)
• Nightmares – ST45, SP01 (doi:10.1155/2012/268237 ↗)
• Fatigue, Dizziness, Tinnitus, Headache, Constipation, Depression, Insomnia, Itchiness, Edema, Palpitation, Knee Pain, Back Pain, Vision Blurred, Cervical Pain, Stiffness Shoulder, Cramp Leg, Lower-limb Pain, Upper-limb Numbness, Lower-limb Numbness, Hemodialysis Complication – LU05, LU09, LI02, LI11, ST41, ST45, SP02, SP05, HT07, HT09, SI03, SI08, BL65, BL67, KD01, KD07, PC07, PC09, TB03, TB10, GB38, GB43, LV02, LV08 (doi:10.1155/2015/802846 ↗)
• Headache Migraine – LI04, ST45, BL67, TB05, TB23, GB08, GB20, GB34, GB41, GB44, LV03 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20190714-k0006 ↗)
• Migraine, Headache Migraine – LI04, ST45, BL67, TB05, TB23, GB08, GB20, GB34, GB41, GB44, LV03, XH05 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20190714-k0006 ↗)
• Mastitis – LI04, ST36, ST37, ST40, ST44, ST45, BL14, BL15, PC06, PC09, GB21, LV03, CV06 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20250211-k0004 ↗)
• Trigeminal Neuralgia – LI04, LI20, ST02, ST03, ST07, ST36, ST44, ST45, SI18, TB05, TB17, TB21, GB02, LV03, GV26, CVC02, TF10 (doi:10.1590/S1807-59322009001200014 ↗)
• Urinary Retention Post-stroke – LU11, LI01, ST45, SP01, HT09, SI01, BL67, KD01, PC09, TB01, GB44, LV01 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2017.10.004 ↗)
• Infection Skin – LU09, LU11, LI01, LI04, ST36, ST40, ST45, SP01, SP06, HT09, SI01, BL58, BL67, KD01, KD07, PC09, TB01, GB44, LV01, CV17, GV14 (doi:10.1089/acm.2008.0071 ↗)
• Coma – LU11, LI01, ST45, SP01, HT09, SI01, BL67, KD01, PC09, TB01, GB44, LV01, GV26 (Deadman, Al-Khafaji & Baker, A Manual of Acupuncture – point group actions)
• Hysteria – LU11, LI01, LI04, ST45, SP01, HT07, HT09, SI01, SI03, BL67, KD01, PC06, PC09, TB01, GB44, LV01, LV03, GV26 (Deadman, Al-Khafaji & Baker, A Manual of Acupuncture – point group actions)
• Wind Interior, Wind Interior – LU11, LI01, ST45, SP01, HT09, SI01, BL18, BL67, KD01, PC09, TB01, GB20, GB44, LV01, LV03, GV16, GV20 (Deadman, Al-Khafaji & Baker, A Manual of Acupuncture – point group actions)
• Consciousness Loss, Consciousness Loss – LU11, LI01, ST45, SP01, HT09, SI01, BL67, KD01, PC09, TB01, GB44, LV01, GV26 (Deadman, Al-Khafaji & Baker, A Manual of Acupuncture – point group actions)
• Heart Yin Deficiency, Heart Yin Deficiency – ST27, ST45, HT06, HT07, BL14, BL15, KD04, XB02T4, XB02T5 (Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes)
• 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 (Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes)
• Phlegm Misting Heart, Phlegm Misting Heart – ST23, ST24, ST40, ST41, ST45, SI19, BL03, BL08, KD20 (Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes)
• Consciousness Loss – LU11, LI01, ST45, SP01, HT09, SI01, BL67, KD01, PC09, TB01, GB44, LV01, GV26 (Deadman, Al-Khafaji & Baker, A Manual of Acupuncture – point group actions)
• Toothache, Fire Stomach, Toothache – LI02, LI04, LI11, ST06, ST07, ST44, ST45 (Tang Hua-Sheng et al.. [Controlled observation on combination of Shu-stream and Ying-spring acupoints for toothache].. Zhongguo zhen jiu = Chinese acupuncture & moxibustion, 2013)
• Trigeminal Neuralgia, Facial Pain – LU07, LU11, LI01, LI04, ST45, SP01, HT09, SI01, BL67, KD01, PC09, TB01, TB17, TB18, GB20, GB44, LV01, GV16, XH05 (Chen Jirui, Nissi Wang (eds). Acupuncture Case Histories from China. Seattle: Eastland Press, 1988)
• Jaundice, Hepatomegaly – ST45, SP04, BL18, LV01, LV02, LV03, LV14, CV06, CV10, CV12, CV13, CV14, GV09 (Henry C. Lu. Clinical Cases of Acupuncture)
• Trigeminal Neuralgia – LU07, LI04, ST08, ST45, SP04, SI19, BL01, BL67, GB37, GB40, GB44, LV03, LV05, LV06 (Zhang Dengbu. Acupuncture Cases from China: A Digest of Difficult and Complicated Case Histories. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 1994)
• Coma, Lupus Neuropsychiatric – LI02, ST40, ST45, PC07, GB20, GV16, GV26, XU11A, XU11B, XU11C, XU11D, XU11E, XU11F, XU11G, XU11H, XU11I, XU11J (Zhang Dengbu. Acupuncture Cases from China: A Digest of Difficult and Complicated Case Histories. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 1994)
• Constipation, Lupus Neuropsychiatric – LI02, ST40, ST45, SP14, KD07, PC07, GB20, GV16 (Zhang Dengbu. Acupuncture Cases from China: A Digest of Difficult and Complicated Case Histories. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 1994)
• Lupus Neuropsychiatric – LI02, ST40, ST45, KD07, PC07, GB20 (Zhang Dengbu. Acupuncture Cases from China: A Digest of Difficult and Complicated Case Histories. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 1994)
• Face Numbness, Paresthesia – ST01, ST45, CV12 (Zhang Dengbu. Acupuncture Cases from China: A Digest of Difficult and Complicated Case Histories. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 1994)
• Toothache, Periodontitis – LI04, LI06, ST40, ST45 (Zhu Bing, Wang Hongcai (eds). Case Studies from the Medical Records of Leading Chinese Acupuncture Experts. London: Singing Dragon, 2011)
• Delirium, Malaria, Fever High, Psychological Confusion Disorder – LU11, LI01, ST45, SP01, HT09, SI01, SI03, BL67, KD01, PC05, PC09, TB01, TB02, GB41, GB44, LV01, GV13, GV14 (sacredlotus.com ↗)

Most often selected alongside ST45

How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with ST45. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

• BL67Reaching Yin13 protocols
• GB44Foot Opening To Yin12 protocols
• LI04Junction Valley11 protocols
• PC09Central Surge11 protocols
• SP01Hidden White11 protocols
• HT09Lesser Surge10 protocols
• KD01Bubbling Spring10 protocols
• LU11Lesser Metal10 protocols
• LV01Big Mound10 protocols
• LI01Metal Yang9 protocols
• LV03Great Surge9 protocols
• SI01Lesser Marsh9 protocols

Other points on the Stomach Meridian