Acupuncture Points on the Stomach Channel of Foot Yang Ming
Transforms phlegm and calms the spiritHarmonizes the middle jiao
Gastric pain, irritability, mania, indigestion.
Where is ST-23 located?
- A Manual of Acupuncture (p. 146): On the abdomen, 2 cun lateral to the midline and 2 cun superior to the umbilicus, level with Xiawan REN-10.
- Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (p. 150): 2 cun above the umbilicus, 2 cun lateral to Xiawan (REN-10).
Puncture perpendicularly 0.7-1.0 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
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