ST-23 - Supreme Unity

太乙 - Tài yǐ

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, 2 cun above the centre of the navel, 2 cun out from the midline. It is level with KI-17 and CV-10.

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 two thumb-widths up the midline
  2. Move two thumb-widths out to the side
  3. The point is there
ST-23 (Supreme Unity) acupressure point location: On the upper abdomen, 2 cun above the centre of the navel, 2 cun out from the midline.

How to Apply Pressure

When you have found ST-23, use gentle fingertip contact on the abdomen and stop if it feels uncomfortable. Do not use it during pregnancy; severe anxiety or agitation calls for medical or mental-health care rather than pressure.

Traditional Indications

In TCM, this point is traditionally used for:

  • Stomach inflammation
  • Anxiety
  • Digestive disorders
  • Mental agitation
  • Stomach upset

Related Health Concerns

Anxiety

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Important Precautions

Avoid this point with:

  • Pregnancy
  • Severe psychiatric conditions
  • Acute gastritis