ST-29 (Gui Lai) Return
  Acupuncture Points on the Stomach Channel of Foot Yang Ming
Common and Key Uses:
- Warms the Uterus and drives out cold pathogens
Actions:
- Warms the lower jiao
- Regulates menstruation and benefits the genital region
Indications:
- Abdominal pain, hernia, dysmenorrhea, irregular menstruation, amenorrhea, leucorrhea, prolapse of the uterus.
Location
CAM:
- 4 cun below the umbilicus, 2 cun lateral to Zhongji (REN-3).
AMOA:
- On the lower abdomen, 2 cun lateral to the midline and 4 cun inferior to the umbilicus, level with Zhongji REN-3.
Needling Method:
- Puncture perpendicularly 0.7-1.2 inches. Moxibustion is applicable.
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- Andrew Ellis, Nigel Wiseman, Ken Boss
- Cheng Xinnong
- Peter Deadman
- Shanghai College of TCM