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KI-16 Huāng Transport
肓俞 〔肓俞〕 huāng shù
Channel: KI, foot lesser yīn (shào yīn) kidney channel
Modern location: An acupoint located on the abdomen, at the level of the center of the umbilicus, 0.5 cùn lateral to the midline.
Classical location: One cùn below Shang Bend (KI-17) one cùn either side of the midline. From
Local anatomy: The muscular branches of the inferior epigastric artery and vein. The 10th intercostal nerve.
Action: Harmonizes the stomach and downbears counterflow; relieves pain.
Modern indications: Abdominal pain; retching and vomiting; abdominal distension; constipation.
Classical indications: Cold mounting (hán shàn); dry stool.
Needle stimulus: Needling: 0.5‒1.0 cùn perpendicular insertion. Moxa: 5 cones; pole 20‒30 min.
Point groups: Intersection point (jiāo huì xué) of the kidney channel and thoroughfare vessel.
Point name meaning:
The kidney channel passes through the abdomen and then proceeds up to the huāng area. Because of this and the point’s effectiveness in treating disorders of the huāng area, it is called Huāng Transport (huāng shù). The character 肓 (huāng) can refer to either the bladder or the region below the heart. In either case, it is related to the kidney because the bladder and kidney stand in exterior-interior relationship and because the kidney channel passes through the huāng region. It is not surprising that all the point names that contain the character 肓 (huāng) are found on the kidney and bladder channels. See