Acupuncture Points on the Stomach Channel of Foot Yang Ming
Regulates Qi and alleviates pain
Abdominal pain, hernia, dysmenorrhea.
Where is ST-26 located?
- A Manual of Acupuncture (p. 149): On the lower abdomen, 2 cun lateral to the midline and 1 cun inferior to the umbilicus, level with Yinjiao REN-7.
- Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (p. 152): 1 cun below the umbilicus, 2 cun lateral to Yinjiao (REN-7).
Puncture perpendicularly 0.7-1.2 inches. Moxibustion is applicable.
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