The stomach is the organ of the warehouse, and its acupoint is next to Weishu (BL21), hence its name.

bubble_chart Location

• Zhenjiu Jiayi Jing: "In the area where the twelfth vertebra is three cun deep on both sides."

bubble_chart Anatomy

• Muscles: latissimus dorsi, iliocostalis (deep to the kidneys).
• Nerves: Lateral branches of the posterior branches of the eleventh and twelve thoracic nerves.
• Vessels: dorsal branches of subcostal artery and vein.

bubble_chart Manipulation

Perpendicular insertion or oblique insertion 0.5 to 0.8 cun to the side of the spine. Not too deep. Moxibustion with moxa cone 3 to 7 times, moxibustion with moxa stick for 10 to 15 minutes.

bubble_chart Efficacy

• Classical: abdominal distension and fullness, edema, fluid retention. Do not lie down if you cannot eat or have back pain.
• Modern: epigastralgia, pediatric food accumulation, lumbar muscle strain.

bubble_chart Combinations

• Food fluid retention is no less than: Geguan (BL46), Yishe (BL49), Weicang (BL50).
• edema: For those with strong and strong pulse, Weicang (BL50) point, Hegu (LI4), Shimen (CV5), Shuigou (GV26), Sanli, Fuliu (KI7), Ququan (LR8), Siman(KI14).