bubble_chart Category

Intersecting point: foot taiyin and yin link vessel.

bubble_chart Etymology

"Fu" (腹), abdomen; "ai" (哀), mournful cry. The point is named because the internal bowel sounds in abdomen resemble mournful cries.

bubble_chart Location

In upper abdomen, 3 cun above the center of umbilicus (Jianli (CV11)), 4 cun lateral to the anterior midline, at the level of 3 cun above Daheng (SP15).

• Zhenjiu Jiayi Jing: "1.5 cun below Riyue (GB24)";
• Leijing Tuyi >: "3.5 cun lateral to the midline of abdomen";
• Zhenfang Liuji: "Directly above, between the two breasts, 4 cun lateral to conception vessel on both sides";
• Yizong jinjian: "2 cun below the lower border of ribs, directly beneath breasts";
• Zhenjiu Zisheng Jing: "4.5 cun lateral to the midline of abdomen".

There are discrepancies among various texts regarding the distance from the anterior midline. Currently, the measurement of 4 cun as stated in Zhenfang Liuji is adopted.

bubble_chart Anatomy

• Muscles: external oblique, internal oblique, transversus abdominis.
• Nerve: eighth intercostal nerve.
• Vessels: intercostal arteries and veins.

bubble_chart Manipulation

Perpendicular or oblique insertion 0.5～1.5 cun. Moxibustion is applicable.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Warming middle, regulate intestines.

• Classical: cold and pain in abdomen, indigestion, constipation, and diarrhea with pus and blood.
• Modern: Indigestion.

bubble_chart Combinations

• Indigestion: Fu'ai (SP16), Taibai (SP3).