Kidney 18, Shi Guan
石關, shí guān, "Stone Pass"

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Pinyin Pronunciation:

Alternate Names:

Name	Pin Yin	Chinese	Translated
Shi Gong	shí gōng	石宮	Stone Palace
Shi Gong	shí gōng	食宮	Food Palace
Shi Lu	shí lǔ	食呂	Food Tube
Shi Que	shí què	石闕	Stone Gate Tower
Tong Guan	tōng guān	通關	Free Passage

Meridian: Kidney	Reference Source:	Point Location: CAM 3 cun above the umbilicus, 0.5 cun lateral to Jianli (REN-11). Deadman On the upper abdomen, 3 cun above the umbilicus, 0.5 cun lateral to the midline (Jianli Ren 11).
Innervation: The eighth intercostal nerve.	Vasculature: The branches of the superior epigastric artery and vein.
Cautions: No cautions at this time	Technique: CAM Puncture perpendicularly 0.5-1.0 inch. Deadman

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Kidney 18, Shi Guan石關, shí guān, "Stone Pass"

Kidney 18, Shi Guan
石關, shí guān, "Stone Pass"