ST-19 - Not Contained

不容 - Bù róng

Point Region: Upper abdomen

ST

Stomach Meridian

足阳明胃经 - Zú Yángmíng Wèi Jīng

Location & How to Find

Anatomical Location: On the upper abdomen, 6 cun above the centre of the navel, 2 cun out from the midline. It lies 2 cun out from CV-14.

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. Find CV-14 on the midline, two thumb-widths below the bottom of the breastbone
  2. Move two thumb-widths out to the side
  3. The point is there
ST-19 (Not Contained) acupressure point location: On the upper abdomen, 6 cun above the centre of the navel, 2 cun out from the midline.

How to Apply Pressure

Having located ST-19 two thumb-widths out from the midline on the upper abdomen, rest your fingertips gently without pushing inward. Do not use it during pregnancy, after recent abdominal surgery, or with signs of gastric bleeding such as vomiting blood, which need urgent care.

Traditional Indications

In TCM, this point is traditionally used for:

  • Upper abdominal pain
  • Bloating
  • Poor appetite
  • Intercostal discomfort
  • Stomach pain
  • Digestive problems
  • Epigastric fullness

Related Health Concerns

Stomach CrampsBloating

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Important Precautions

Avoid this point with:

  • Pregnancy
  • Recent abdominal surgery
  • Severe gastric bleeding