Acupuncture Points on the Stomach Channel of Foot Yang Ming
- Meeting Point of the Stomach Channel with the Penetrating Vessel
- Point of the Sea of Water and Grain
Regulates Qi in the lower jiaoRegulates the Penetrating vessel Subdues running piglet Qi
Abdominal pain, borborygmus, hernia, swelling and pain of the external genitalia, impotence, dysmenorrhea, irregular menstruation.
Where is ST-30 located?
- A Manual of Acupuncture (p. 152): On the lower abdomen, 2 cun lateral to the midline, level with the superior border of the pubic symphysis (Qugu REN-2).
- Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (p. 152): 5 cun below the umbilicus, 2 cun lateral to Qugu (REN-2).
Puncture perpendicularly 0.5-1.0 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
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