Atlas of Acupuncture

4 Acupuncture Points of the Twelve Primary Channels

Location

3 cun above the umbilicus (or 5 cun inferior to the sternocostal

angle) and 2 cun lateral to the anterior midline.

How to find

The distance between the sternocostal angle and the centre of the

umbilicus can be divided into 8 cun, which can vary considerably

from the patient’s finger cun; therefore, only proportional cun

measurements should be used (helpful tool: elastic tape ➞2.3.1).

First, measure 3 cun up from the umbilicus. Or:Measure 1 cun

downward from the midpoint of the distance between the umbili-

cus and the sternocostal angle (➞Ren-12: spreading hands tech-

nique ➞2.3.3). ST-22is located 2 cun lateral from here.

Located on the same level are ➞Ren-11(anterior midline),

➞KID-18(0.5 cun lateral to the anterior midline) and ➞SP-16

(4 cun lateral to the midline).

Needling

Vertically 0.5–1 cun. Caution: Peritoneum, pregnancy.

Actions/Indications

● Regulates the Stomach and Intestines

● Regulates the water passages

ST-22 Pass Gate GUANMEN

SP-15

4 cun SP-16

3 cun

ST-22

2 cun

3 cun

18

16

15

25

(^2218)
17
22
8
12
LIV-14
G.B.- 24
16
LIV-13
14
15
8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Umbilicus
1
Sterno-
costal
angle
Ren-11
Umbilicus
3 cun
KID-18 Ren-11
KID-17 Ren-10
0.5 cun Umbilicus
2 cun
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