ST-26 (Wai Ling) Outer Mound
Acupuncture Points on the Stomach Channel of Foot Yang Ming
Actions:
- Regulates Qi and alleviates pain
Indications:
- Abdominal pain, hernia, dysmenorrhea.
Pont Location:
- A Manual of Acupuncture: 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: 1 cun below the umbilicus, 2 cun lateral to Yinjiao (REN-7).
Needling Method:
- Puncture perpendicularly 0.7-1.2 inches. Moxibustion is applicable.