bubble_chart Category Intersecting point of thoroughfare vessel and foot shaoyin.
bubble_chart Etymology
"Shang" (商), the "Shang" note in the five musical notes (associated with the Metal element), symbolizing the large intestine; "Qu" (曲), bend or curve. The point is located in the area corresponding to the large intestine, hence the name
bubble_chart Location
In upper abdomen, 2 cun above umbilicus (
Xiawan (CV10)) and 0.5 cun lateral to the midline.
bubble_chart Anatomy
- Muscle: Medial border of rectus abdominis muscle. (deep layer: pyloric part of stomach).
- Nerve: ninth intercostal nerve.
- Vessels: branches of superior and inferior epigastric arteries and veins.
bubble_chart Manipulation
Perpendicular insertion 0.5～1.5 cun. Moxibustion with moxa cone 5~7 rounds, moxibustion with moxa stick for 15~20 minutes.
bubble_chart Efficacy
Regulate intestines and stomach.
- Classical: Accumulation in abdomen, abdominal pain, abdominal distension, poor appetite, alternating diarrhea and constipation, redness and pain in eyes.
- Modern: stomach cramps, stomach fire, gastroptosis.
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