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POINT: ST-29 (STOMACH-29)  

English: Return
Also Known As: Returning
  • 4 cun below the umbilicus, 2 cun lateral the REN-3 Zhongji.
  • On the lower abdomen, 2 cun lateral to the midline and 4 cun inferior to the umbilicus, level with REN-3 Zhongji.
  • Note: the 2 cun line runs halfway between the midline and the palpable lateral border of the rectus abdominus muscle.
  • Puncture perpendicularly 0.7 to 1.2 cun.
  • Moxibustion ia applicable.
  • Perpendicular insertion 1 to 1.5 cun.
  • Caution: deep insertion may penetrate the peritoneal cavity in thin patients or may penetrate a full Bladder; the patient should therefore be asked to empty the Bladder before treatment.
  • Straight insertion or transverse insertion towards the symphysis pubis, 1.5 to 2 cun. Sensation: distention and soreness in the lower abdomen, sometimes extending into the genital region.
  • Relieves Blood Stagnation
  • Warms the Lower Jiao
  • Regulates menstruation
  • Benefits the genital region
  • Removes Blood Stagnation from the uterus
  • Dysmenorrhea with dark, clotted Blood
  • Amenorrhea due to Blood Stasis
  • Irregular menstruation
  • Uterine masses
  • Swelling, pain and Cold of the vagina
  • Pain of the penis
  • Impotence
  • The seven kinds of shan disorder
  • Running piglet Qi
  • Inflammation of the adnexa uteri
  • Orchitis
  • Scrotal and urethral pain
  • Lower abdominal pain and Cold
  • Shan Qi
  • Inflammation or retraction of the scrotum
  • Vaginal discharge
  • Abdominal pain
  • Hernia
  • Leukorrhea
  • Uterine prolapse
  • Infertility
  • Retraction of the testicles
  • Seminal emission
  • Nocturia
  • Hypogastric pain
  • Endometritis
  • Colic
  • Vaginitis
  • Prostatitis
  • Endometriosis
  • Inflammation of the ovaries
  • Sterility

LI-4
Hegu
ST-36
Zusanli
DU-20 (moxa)
Baihui

LIV-1
Dadun
SP-6
Sanyinjiao

GB-27
Wushu

Uterine prolapse

Sagging and swollen testicles without pain

Retracted testicle

REN-3
Zhongji
REN-2
Qugu
M-CA-18
Zigong
SP-6
Sanyinjiao

KI-3
Taixi
REN-6
Qihai
KI-7
Fuliu

 

Irregular menstruation

Trichomonas vaginitis

 

  • This is one of the most important points to eliminate Blood Stagnation in the uterus and regulate the menses.
  • The main function of this point is to warm the Lower Jiao.
  • The name indicates a return of menstruation.
  • It is particularly suited to treatment by moxibustion.