The meeting of conception vessel (CV), foot yangming, hand taiyang.

[Origin]

Wan, or "tube", refers to the stomach and intestines. The point is near the upper part of the stomach, hence its name.

[Location]

Shangwan (CV13) acupoint
(quoted from "Meridians and Acupoints")

• Zhenjiu Jiayi Jing: "In Juque (CV14), the next inch is five inches, and the bone is removed and the next three inches are removed";
• Zhenjiu Juying: "Five inches above the navel"
• Beiji Qianjin Yaofang‧ was written as "Juque (CV14) the next inch", wrong.

[Anatomy]

• Muscles: in the middle of the abdominal line alba; the deep part is the lower edge of the liver and the Youmen (KI21) part of the stomach.
• Nerve: medial branch of the anterior cutaneous branch of the seventh intercostal nerve.
• Blood vessels: branches of superior epigastric artery and vein.

[Manipulation]

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

[Efficacy]

• Classical: epigastralgia, fluid retention, inability to eat, fluid retention, blocked diaphragm, hiccup, abdominal distension and fullness, infantile malnutrition with accumulation, palpitations, dizziness, regurgitation, vomiting, hematemesis, consumptive disease.
• Modern: gastritis, peptic ulcer, gastric dilatation, gastric spasm, gastroptosis, gastric volvulus, cardia spasm, esophagus cancer, acute pancreatitis.

[Recipe]

• hematemesis: Shangwan (CV13), Burong (ST19), Daling (PC7).
• Running crazy: Shangwan (CV13), Shenmen (HT7).
• Hematemesis: Shangwan (CV13), Chize (LU5), Yuji (LU10), Ququan (LR8) , Xingjian (LR2).
• Cardiac spasm: Shangwan (CV13), Neiguan (PC6), Gongsun (SP4).
• Epigastric pain: Shangwan (CV13), Hegu (LI4), Zusanli (ST36).