ST-4 - Earth Granary

地仓 - Dì cāng

Point Region: Face

ST

Stomach Meridian

足阳明胃经 - Zú Yángmíng Wèi Jīng

Location & How to Find

Anatomical Location: On the face, 0.4 cun out from the corner of the mouth, in the groove running from the nose to the mouth or on its continuation.

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 corner of your mouth
  2. Move just under half a thumb-width outward
  3. The point is there, in line with the groove that runs down from the side of the nose
ST-4 (Earth Granary) acupressure point location: On the face, 0.4 cun out from the corner of the mouth, in the groove running from the nose to the mouth or on its continuation.

How to Apply Pressure

After identifying ST-4, apply gentle fingertip pressure just outside the corner of the mouth without pressing into the lips or gum. Skip it after recent oral surgery or with a severe dental infection, which needs dental care.

Traditional Indications

In TCM, this point is traditionally used for:

  • Facial deviation
  • Drooling
  • Lockjaw
  • Toothache
  • Eyelid twitching
  • Mouth drooping
  • Speech difficulties

Related Health Concerns

Dental Pain

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Important Precautions

Avoid this point with:

  • Recent oral surgery
  • Severe dental infections
  • Facial nerve damage