Intersecting point of thoroughfare vessel and foot shaoyin.

bubble_chart Etymology

"Huang" (肓), peritoneum; "shu" (俞), acupoint. The point is located beside umbilicus, indicating it is the acupoint of peritoneal membrane.

bubble_chart Location

Huangshu (KI16) acupoint
(adapted from "Meridians and Acupoints")

In abdomen, 0.5 cun lateral to the center of umbilicus.

• Zhenjiu Jiayi Jing: "One cun below Shangqu (KI17) (Leijing Tuyi suggests 'two cun'), directly 0.5 cun lateral to the umbilicus".

bubble_chart Anatomy

• Muscles: aponeurosis of internal and external oblique muscles, aponeurosis of transversus abdominis muscle, and rectus abdominis muscle. (Deep layer: small intestine).
• Nerve: tenth intercostal nerve.
• Vessels: muscular branches of inferior epigastric artery and vein.

bubble_chart Manipulation

Insert perpendicularly or obliquely toward umbilicus, 0.5 to 1.5 cun deep. Moxibustion with moxa cone 3 to 5 times, moxibustion with moxa stick for 10 to 15 minutes.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Regulate intestines, disinhibit qi, warm middle.

• Classical: abdominal distension, abdominal pain, dry stool, and five types of stranguria.
• Modern: gastric spasm, intestinal paralysis, cystitis.

bubble_chart Combinations

• Hardness and distension below heart: Zhongwan (CV12), Qimen (LR14), Huangshu (KI16).