How to locate and needle Stomach 25 Tianshu (Heaven’s Pivot)

Stomach 25 Location

  • Stomach 25 is located 2 cun lateral to the umbilicus.

Stomach 25 Needling

  • To needle Stomach 25, use an oblique or perpendicular insertion to a maximum depth of 0.5 cun.

Stomach 25 TCM Theory

The main TCM actions of Stomach 25 are:

  • It regulates the Large Intestine in cases of diarrhoea, abdominal distention and pain.
  • It clears Stomach excess on cases of Stomach-Heat.
  • It moves stagnation in the Large Intestine and stagnation of Blood in cases of abdominal masses.

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