UB-21 Weishu - Stomach Correspondence

More Spirit Names: Stomach Shu, Stomach's Hollow

English:	Stomach Shu
Also Known As:	Stomach's Hollow

Location

1.5 cun lateral to the DU channel, at the lower border of the spinous process of the twelfth thoracic vertebra.

Puncture obliquely 0.5 to 0.8 cun.
Moxibustion is applicable.
Oblique insertion towards the spine, 0.5 to 1 cun.
Transverse oblique insertion 1 to 1.5 cun.
Caution: perpendicular needling or oblique needling away from the spine carries a substantial risk of pneumothorax.
Straight insertion, slanted slightly toward the spine1 to 1.5 cun
Sensation: local soreness, numbness and distention extending to the lumbar region
Caution: Do not needle to deeply in order to avoid puncturing the Kidneys or Liver.

UB-20 Pishu	UB-20 Pishu REN-12 Zhongwan ST-36 Zusanli	UB-23 Shenshu
Tonifies Qi and Blood May be joined to UB-21 for chronic gastritis Abdominal pain with no pleasure eating Much eating but remains thin	Chronic gastritis	Cold and distended Stomach maybe with vomiting
UB-47 Hunmen
Cold in the Stomach with undigested food in the stool

This is a powerful point to treat all diseases of the Stomach.
UB-21 vs UB-20: UB-21 descends Stomach Qi, while UB-20 raises Spleen Qi; they are frequently used together.
Although the Yang-organ Back-Shu points mainly regulate, UB-21 is used to tonify the Stomach.

Spirit of the Point	Stomach Correspondence works directly on the Official who rots and ripens our food, physical, emotional and spiritual, so we can digest and be nourished. When Earth is depleted or stuck in a rut, a person may find it hard to get started or to stop, may crave the center of attention, or may lose their own center. In health Earth is sincere and dependable, and change becomes manageable.
Worsley	Opens to the Stomach Official a direct, immediate and free channel to the energy the Bladder Official holds in reserve, and that store underpins the basic workings of the Official in charge of Rotting and Ripening. Location: On the back, 2 ACI from the midline, level with the dip between the T12 and L1 spinous processes. Needle depth: 3-5 fen Moxa: 7-21 cones
When to Consider	When a person cannot process or digest information or experience When there is obsessive, circular thinking When someone cannot get started, or cannot stop When a person craves the center of attention, or has lost their own center
Combinations	UB-20 Spleen Correspondence with UB-21: often used together in one treatment
Notes	Inner Associated Effect Point (AEP) of the Stomach

Cardamom: Oil that resonates with BL-21 Weishu; apply a drop on the point. (Yuen)