Stomach 25

Stomach
Written By Elizabeth Fuqua

ST 25 / Tianshu / Celestial Pivot

POINT LOCATION

2 cun lateral to the umbilicus (Ren 8)

 

Associations

  • Front Mu point of the Large Intestine
  • Four Doors point (ST 25, Ren 12, Ren 6)

 

INDICATIONS / CONDITIONS TREATED

  • Abdominal pain and distention

  • Diarrhea

  • Dysentery

  • Borborygmus

  • Constipation

  • Edema

  • Painful urination

  • Menstrual dysfunction and pain

  • Leukorrhea 

 

TCM ACTIONS

  • Regulates the Middle Jiao
  • Regulates the Intestines
  • Clears Heat
  • Regulates Qi
  • Resolves Dampness
  • Moves Stagnation

 

TCM PATTERNS TREATED

  • Large Intestine Damp Heat
  • Large Intestine Blood Stagnation
  • Liver and Gallbladder Damp Heat
  • Liver Qi Stagnation

 

Cautions

  • Organ caution with deep needling
Elizabeth Fuqua

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