Stomach Channel 1

HUAROUMEN ST-24 COMMENTARY

Slippery Flesh Gate See Taiyi ST-23 above.

LOCATION COMBINATIONS
On the abdomen, 2 cun lateral to the midline • Stiff tongue, tongue thrusting: Huaroumen ST-24,
and 1 cun superior to the umbilicus, level with Shaohai HE-3 and Wenliu L.I.-7 (Supplementing Life).
Shuifen REN-9.

2 cun

Shuifen REN-9

Huaroumen ST-24
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 subjects, deep needling may penetrate
the peritoneal cavity.

ACTIONS
Transforms phlegm and calms the spirit
Harmonises the Stomach and alleviates vomiting

INDICATIONS
• Mania-depression, tongue thrusting, stiff tongue, lotus
flower tongue.
• Vomiting, vomiting of blood, epigastric pain.