Jian, construction; li, settlement, refers to acupoint. It means the place of Jianzhong (spleen and stomach). The point near the stomach has the effect of regulating stomach qi.

[Location]

Jianli (CV11) acupoint
(quoted from "Meridians and Acupoints")

• Zhenjiu Jiayi Jing: "One inch under Zhongwan (CV12)";
• Donggong Anmo Mijue : "Three inches above the navel."

[Anatomy]

• Muscle: in the linea alba; inner layer is the transverse colon.
• Nerve: medial branch of the anterior cutaneous branch of the eighth intercostal nerve.
• Vessel: The junction of the branches of the superior and inferior epigastric arteries.

[Manipulation]

Perpendicular insertion 1～1.5 inches. moxa cone moxibustion 3 to 7 days, moxa stick warm moxibustion for 15 to 20 minutes.

[Efficacy]

• Classical: abdominal distension and fullness, abdominal pain, epigastralgia, loss of appetite, vomiting and bloating, heart pain and body swelling.
• Modern: chronic gastritis, peptic ulcer, gastroptosis.

[Recipe]

• Bitterness in the chest: Jianli (CV11), Neiguan (PC6).
• epigastralgia vomiting: Jianli (CV11), Neiguan (PC6).
• heart pain: Taixi (KI3), Rangu (KI2), Chize (LU5), Xingjian (LR2), Jianli (CV11), Dadu (SP2), Taibai (SP3), Zhongwan (CV12 ), Shenmen (HT7), Yongquan (KI1).