"Cheng" (承), accept; "man" (滿), full. The point is close to the upper part of stomach, which means it can absorb water and food and will reach fullness at this point.

bubble_chart Location

Chengman (ST20) acupoint
(adapted from "Meridians and Acupoints")

In the upper abdomen, 5 cun above the center of the umbilicus (Shangwan (CV13)) and 2 cun lateral to the midline, approximately 1 cun below Burong (ST19).

• Zhenjiu Jiayi Jing: "1 cun below Burong (ST19)";
• Leijing Tuyi " Opposite Shangwan (CV13)".

bubble_chart Anatomy

• Muscles: rectus abdominis, with transversus abdominis deeper.
• Nerve: Seventh intercostal nerve branches.
• Vessels: branches of the seventh intercostal artery and vein and superior epigastric artery and vein.

bubble_chart Manipulation

Perpendicular insertion or oblique insertion 0.5～0.7 cun. Moxibustion with moxa cone 3 ~ 5 rounds, moxibustion with moxa stick 5 ~ 10 minutes.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Harmonize stomach, relieve distention, descend counterflow.

• Classical: bowel sounds, hernia pain, epigastralgia, tympanites, fluid retention, inability to eat, diarrhea, jaundice, subcostal pain, hematemesis, wheezing, shoulder breath, spitting blood, diaphragmatic gas.
• Modern: hepatitis, acute and chronic gastritis.

bubble_chart Combinations

• Tympanites: Shangwan (CV13), Sanli, Zhangmen (LR13), Yingu (KI10), Guanyuan (CV4), Qimen (LR14), Xingjian (LR2), Pishu (BL20), Xuanzhong (GB39), Chengman (ST20).