ST-29 - Return

归来 - Guī lái

Point Region: Lower abdomen

ST

Stomach Meridian

足阳明胃经 - Zú Yángmíng Wèi Jīng

Location & How to Find

Anatomical Location: On the lower abdomen, 4 cun below the centre of the navel, 2 cun out from the midline. It lies 2 cun out from CV-3.

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 the top edge of your pubic bone at the midline (5 cun below the navel) and move one thumb-width up
  2. Move two thumb-widths out to the side
  3. The point is there
ST-29 (Return) acupressure point location: On the lower abdomen, 4 cun below the centre of the navel, 2 cun out from the midline.

How to Apply Pressure

When you have located ST-29, rest your fingertips gently on the lower abdomen without pressing inward. Skip it during pregnancy or with severe pelvic or reproductive symptoms, which require medical evaluation.

Traditional Indications

In TCM, this point is traditionally used for:

  • Vaginal discharge
  • Penile pain
  • Panic attacks with upward rushing sensation
  • Reproductive disorders
  • Pelvic problems
  • Anxiety
  • Genital pain

Related Health Concerns

PMS and Period PainPanic AttackAnxiety

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Important Precautions

Avoid this point with:

  • Pregnancy
  • Severe reproductive disorders
  • Acute panic disorders