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    ST 28

    Shuidao

    shuǐ dào (水道 )
    Waterway, Water Passage
    Foot Yangming - ST Channel
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Shuidao (ST 28)

Location

3 cun below the umbilicus, 2 cun lateral to the anterior midline, level with Guanyuan (CV 4).

Indications
  • Lower abdominal distension, retention of urine, edema, hernia
  • Dysmenorrhea, sterility
Applications
  • Regulates the lower jiao and dispels stagnation
  • Benefits the Bladder and the uterus
Balance Method: 
Techniques

Needle perpendicularly 0.7-1.2 cun.