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ST-19 Not Contained

不容 〔不容〕 bù róng

Channel: ST, foot yáng brightness (yáng míng) stomach channel

Modern location: An acupoint located on the upper abdomen, 6 cùn superior to the umbilicus and 2 cùn lateral to the midline.

Classical location: One and a half cùn lateral to Dark Gate (KI-21), two cùn either side of the midline. From The Great Compendium of Acupuncture and Moxibustion (针灸大成 zhēn jiǔ dà chéng)

Local anatomy: Branches of the 7th intercostal artery and vein, branches of the superior epigastric artery and vein. Branch of the 7th intercostal nerve.

Action: Regulates the center and harmonizes the stomach.

Modern indications: Retching and vomiting; stomach pain; poor appetite; abdominal distension.

Classical indications: Vomiting of blood (blood ejection); cough and panting; chest and back pain; inability to get food and drink down; raised-shoulder breathing; dry mouth; infantile eye gān (gān yǎn); night blindness; vacuity rumbling of the intestines.

Needle stimulus: Needling: 0.5‒0.7 cùn perpendicular insertion. Moxa: 5 cones; pole 5‒20 min.

Point name meaning:

While the names of the stomach channel points on the rib cage relate primarily to the chest and lung, once the channel runs into the abdomen, the names reflect the point’s locations near the stomach and their functions in relation to that organ. ST-19 is the first point on the stomach channel after it leaves the thorax. It is not contained by the rib cage. Further, if the stomach is filled to this point, it cannot hold any more food. The name 不容 (bù róng) in this sense carries a meaning of cannot contain.

ST-19 is employed in the treatment of disorders such as vomiting, lack of appetite, and inability to ingest food and drink. These symptoms all result from the stomach not containing food. In addition, this point does not allow turbid qì to flow upward. See acupoint names: origins, meanings, and translations.

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