ST29 (Stomach 29) - Acupuncture Point Information

Chinese Name: Guilai
English Name: Return

Location: 4 cun below the umbilicus, 2 cun lateral to Zhongli (REN3).

Functions:

Eliminates blood stagnation from the uterus, warms the uterus, returns menses (amenorrhea) hence the point name "Return".

Primary Indications:

Amenorrhea.

Secondary Indications:

Hernia.

Tertiary Indications:

Orchitis/genital pain, uterine inflammation, uterine prolapse, vaginal discharge, irregular menses, dysmenorrhea, female infertility, abdominal pain, impotence.

References:

This information is from the book Acupuncture Point Dynamics and has been used with permission from the author John McDonald.

View other points on the Stomach channel:

(ST1, ST2, ST3, ST4, ST5, ST6, ST7, ST8, ST9, ST10, ST11, ST12, ST13, ST14, ST15, ST16, ST17, ST18, ST19, ST20, ST21, ST22, ST23, ST24, ST25, ST26, ST27, ST28, ST29, ST30, ST31, ST32, ST33, ST34, ST35, ST36, ST37, ST38, ST39, ST40, ST41, ST42, ST43, ST44, ST45)

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