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Channel: CV, controlling (rèn) vessel

Modern location: An acupoint located on the upper abdomen, 3 cùn superior to the umbilicus on the midline.

Classical location: Directly above Lower Stomach Duct (CV-10), three cùn above the navel. From The Great Compendium of Acupuncture and Moxibustion (针灸大成 zhēn jiǔ dà chéng)

Local anatomy: The branches of the superior and inferior epigastric arteries. The anterior cutaneous branch of the eighth intercostal nerve.

Action: Moves the spleen and rectifies qì; harmonizes the stomach and disperses accumulation; transforms dampness and loosens the center.

Modern indications: Stomach pain; retching and vomiting; poor appetite; abdominal distension; water swelling.

Classical indications: Abdominal distension with counterflow qì ascent; true heart pain; retching counterflow; no desire for food and drink; abdominal pain and rumbling intestines; fullness of the stomach duct.

Needle stimulus: Needling: 0.5‒1.0 cùn perpendicular insertion. Moxa: 5‒7 cones; pole 20‒30 min.

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