Burong ST19 : Nomenclature, Location, Functions, Indications
Nomenclature:
Bu: not Rong: to contain
Burong is on the upper abdomen, it indicates that level of the point is the limit of where the stomach receives water and food.
Point: ST-19
Chinese Name: 不容
Name: Burong
English Name/Meaning: Not Contained
Pinyin: bù róng
Han Geul 한글: bul yong 불용
Romaji: fu yō
Vietnamese: Bất dung
Location:
On the abdomen, 6 cun above the umbilicus, 2 cun lateral to Juque (REN14).
OR
On the abdomen, 2 cun lateral to the midline and 6 cun superior to the umbilicus.
Functions and indications of burong:
Regulates the center (middle jiao .i.e. spleen and stomach) and harmonizes the stomach. So is beneficial in gastrointestinal disorders like abdominal distension, vomiting, gastric pain, anorexia.
Method:
Perpendicular insertion 0.5-0.8 cun.
Precautions:
Deep insertion may injure the heart on the left or the liver on the right if either of these organs is enlarged.
