Base de connaissancesPoints d’acupuncture
ST-29
Guilai
Return
Autres nomsReturning
- Méridien
- Estomac
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Localisation
- 014 cun below the umbilicus and 2 cun lateral to REN-3 Zhongji.
- 02On the lower abdomen, 4 cun below the umbilicus and 2 cun lateral to the midline, level with REN-3 Zhongji.
- 03Note that this 2 cun line falls midway between the midline and the palpable lateral edge of the rectus abdominis muscle.
Puncture
- 01Needle perpendicularly to a depth of 0.7 to 1.2 cun.
- 02Moxibustion may also be used.
- 03Insert perpendicularly, 1 to 1.5 cun.
- 04Caution: in thin patients or with a full Bladder, deep insertion may penetrate the peritoneal cavity or the Bladder — ask the patient to empty the Bladder beforehand.
- 05Insert straight, or transversely toward the pubic symphysis, 1.5 to 2 cun. Expected sensation: distention and soreness in the lower abdomen, occasionally spreading to the genital region.
Actions
- Resolves Blood Stagnation
- Warms the Lower Jiao
- Regulates menstruation
- Benefits the genital area
- Clears Blood Stagnation from the uterus
Indications
- Painful menstruation with dark, clotted blood
- Amenorrhea from Blood Stasis
- Irregular menstruation
- Uterine masses
- Swelling, pain, and Cold in the vagina
- Penile pain
- Impotence
- The seven types of shan disorder
- Running piglet Qi
- Inflammation of the uterine adnexa
- Orchitis
- Pain in the scrotum and urethra
- Cold and pain in the lower abdomen
- Shan Qi
- Scrotal inflammation or retraction
- Vaginal discharge
- Abdominal pain
- Hernia
- Leukorrhea
- Uterine prolapse
- Infertility
- Testicular retraction
- Seminal emission
- Nocturia
- Hypogastric pain
- Endometritis
- Colic
- Vaginitis
- Prostatitis
- Endometriosis
- Ovarian inflammation
- Sterility
Associations
- LI-4
- ST-36
- DU-20 (moxa)
For uterine prolapse.
- LIV-1
- SP-6
For sagging, swollen testicles that are not painful.
For a retracted testicle.
Notes
- It is among the most important points for clearing Blood Stagnation from the uterus and regulating menstruation.
- Its primary function is warming the Lower Jiao.
- The point's name signifies a return of menstruation.
- It responds especially well to moxibustion.