Kiiko Matsumoto Style Acupuncture and the Abdomen

Under rib cage (right)

sharp – Liver Excess dull – Liver Deficiency thick when pinching

right Kid7, SP7, HT3, P.4 Liv1 (or Liv5)
Liv1 (or Liv5)

Under ribs – right lateral to nipple line

pain when tapping – G.B.

right S.J.1, 2, G.B.43, 44

Ren12

SP9, or Kid6, Kid27

can help release scalenes treats ST (and G.B.) channels

below the knee

Ren12, ST21 beam

pancreas weakness

Kid6, Kid27
also add T6, T11,12

ST21

ulcer

SP4

Nagano ST22 (right)

Odi Sphincter

SP3.2, Stomach Qi

muscular pain

ST23

digestive issue
(splenic & hepatic curvatures)

Ren19

(try for Ren19 pain)

ST24 (right)

Ren8, Ren9 pulsing

Ren9

Water retention (also ST28)

S.I. Mu Water Toxins Anxiety

SP3, 7, 11
G.B.25, U.B.23, U.B.25

S.I.1, 2, or S.I.3 SP4, SP9
right ST24

Navel

whole navel – Spleen
4 o’clock, 8 o’clock – adrenal Cold navel – bad circulation

left Kid16 – Sugar lump

SP9
Kid6 + Kid27

SP10 (moxa)

+ salt moxa on navel Kidney Support (above SP10)

or SP3.2 T11, 12

treat the Sugar lump itself Allergies

Liv13

Under-Mastoid, deep tissue pain

G.B.26

Kidney Deficiency
Structural imbalance
if ropy – possibly high salt intake

Kid7, LU5

LU1 – pain
L.I. shoulder pain inguinal
inner knee
pelvic shift
trapezius (at cervicals)

left ST25 – 27
(also Kid15 – 16)

Stagnant Blood (Oketsu)

Liv4 + LU5

needle (+ Kyotoshin if cold)
for Oketsu type with stubborn neck or face symptoms