Introduction To Acupoints

Stone Gate

Acupoint Name:Stone Gate Acupoint

Acupoint Code:KI-18

PinYin:shiguan

Associated Meridian:The Kidney channel of Foot, Lesser Yin

Main Diseases for Treatment

Abdominal pain, vomiting, hiccups, constipation, female infertility, etc.

Acupoint Location

In the upper abdomen, 3 cun above the navel center, 0.5 cun lateral to the anterior midline. (This acupoint is a pair, one on each side)

Acupoint Selection Techniques

Step 1: Lie in a supine position;
Step 2: Starting from the navel, measure along the anterior midline for 4 transverse fingers (index, middle, ring, and little fingers together, with the width of the four fingers at the level of the proximal interphalangeal joint of the middle finger being 3 cun, also known as the "one-fu method");
Step 3: Then, measure half a transverse finger laterally (the transverse diameter at the thumb interphalangeal joint is 1 cun), and this is where the acupoint is located.

Acupoint Chart

KI-18:Stone Gate(shiguan)
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