KI-18 - Stone Pass

石关 - Shí guān

Point Region: Upper abdomen

KI

Kidney Meridian

足少阴肾经 - Zú Shàoyīn Shèn Jīng

Location & How to Find

Anatomical Location: On the upper abdomen, 3 cun above the centre of the navel, 0.5 cun out from the midline.

Distances are in cun, a unit that scales with each person's body. As a guide, the width of your thumb at its joint is 1 cun, and your four fingers held together, measured across the middle joints, are 3 cun.

How to Locate:

  1. From the centre of your navel, measure four finger-widths up the midline
  2. Move half a thumb-width out to the side
  3. The point is there
KI-18 (Stone Pass) acupressure point location: On the upper abdomen, 3 cun above the centre of the navel, 0.5 cun out from the midline.

How to Apply Pressure

After identifying KI-18, use only light fingertip contact rather than deep pressure. Avoid it during pregnancy or after recent surgery; possible gastric bleeding requires urgent medical care, not acupressure.

Traditional Indications

In TCM, this point is traditionally used for:

  • Abdominal pain
  • Nausea
  • Vomiting
  • Indigestion
  • Stomach pain
  • Digestive problems
  • Stomach discomfort

Related Health Concerns

Stomach CrampsNausea and Vomiting

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Important Precautions

Avoid this point with:

  • Pregnancy
  • Severe gastric bleeding
  • Recent abdominal surgery