ST-20 - Supporting Fullness

承满 - Chéng mǎn

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, 5 cun above the centre of the navel, 2 cun out from the midline. It lies 1 cun below ST-19, 2 cun out from CV-13.

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 ST-19, two thumb-widths out from the midline and two thumb-widths below the bottom of the breastbone
  2. Move one thumb-width down
  3. The point is there
ST-20 (Supporting Fullness) acupressure point location: On the upper abdomen, 5 cun above the centre of the navel, 2 cun out from the midline.

How to Apply Pressure

When you have found ST-20, apply light, comfortable fingertip contact on the upper abdomen and stop if it hurts. Skip it during pregnancy or with acute stomach pain, and seek medical evaluation if there is any sign of bleeding such as vomiting blood.

Traditional Indications

In TCM, this point is traditionally used for:

  • Stomach pain
  • Bloating
  • Difficulty eating
  • Indigestion
  • Acid reflux
  • Loss of appetite

Related Health Concerns

Stomach CrampsBloatingHeartburn

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Important Precautions

Avoid this point with:

  • Pregnancy
  • Severe gastric bleeding
  • Acute gastric perforation