Stomach Channel 1

WAILING ST-26
Outer Mound

LOCATION
On the lower abdomen, 2 cun lateral to the
midline and 1 cun inferior to the umbilicus,
level with Yinjiao REN-7.

Wailing ST-26

Yinjiao REN-7

2 cun

LOCATION NOTE
The 2 cun line is located halfway between the midline and
the palpable lateral border of the rectus abdominis muscle.

NEEDLING
Perpendicular insertion 1 to 1.5 cun. Caution: in thin sub-
jects, deep needling may penetrate the peritoneal cavity.

ACTIONS
Regulates qi and alleviates pain

INDICATIONS
• Severe abdominal pain, abdominal distention, shan disorder.
• Dysmenorrhoea, amenorrhoea.

COMBINATIONS
• Severe abdominal pain: Wailing ST-26 and Tianshu
ST-25 (Supplementing Life).