ST-14 - Storehouse

库房 - Kù fáng

Point Region: Chest

ST

Stomach Meridian

足阳明胃经 - Zú Yángmíng Wèi Jīng

Location & How to Find

Anatomical Location: On the front of the chest, in the first space between the ribs, 4 cun out from the midline.

Distances are in cun, a unit that scales with each person's body. As a guide, the width of your thumb at its joint is 1 cun, and your four fingers held together, measured across the middle joints, are 3 cun.

How to Locate:

  1. Find the line straight up from your nipple (4 cun from the midline)
  2. Follow it up to the first rib space, just below the collarbone
  3. The point is there
ST-14 (Storehouse) acupressure point location: On the front of the chest, in the first space between the ribs, 4 cun out from the midline.

How to Apply Pressure

With ST-14 identified in the first rib space, rest a fingertip gently against the chest without pushing between the ribs. Avoid it after chest surgery or with an active chest infection, and seek medical care for coughing blood or breathing problems.

Traditional Indications

In TCM, this point is traditionally used for:

  • Cough with reflux
  • Foamy sputum
  • Coughing blood
  • Chest tightness
  • Respiratory congestion
  • Lung congestion

Related Health Concerns

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Important Precautions

Avoid this point with:

  • Recent chest surgery
  • Severe lung disease
  • Chest infections