"Jian" (建), to build or construct; "li" (里), dwelling place, referring to the acupoint. The name implies "building middle" (spleen and stomach), as this point is near stomach and regulates stomach qi.

bubble_chart Location

Jianli (CV11) acupoint
(adapted from "Meridians and Acupoints")

On the midline of upper abdomen, 3 cun above umbilicus, 1 cun below Zhongwan (CV12).

• Zhenjiu Jiayi Jing: "1 cun below Zhongwan (CV12)";
• Donggong Anmo Mijue : "3 cun above umbilicus".

bubble_chart Anatomy

• Muscle: in linea alba of abdomen; deep layer is transverse colon.
• Nerve: medial branch of anterior cutaneous branch of 8th intercostal nerve.
• Vessel: junction of the branches of superior and inferior epigastric arteries.

bubble_chart Manipulation

Perpendicular insertion 1～1.5 cun. Moxibustion with moxa cone 3 to 7 times, moxibustion with moxa stick for 15 to 20 minutes.

bubble_chart Efficacy

• Classical: abdominal distension, abdominal pain, stomachache, poor appetite, vomiting, heart pain and body swelling.
• Modern: chronic gastritis, peptic ulcer, gastroptosis.

bubble_chart Combinations

• Chest oppression and discomfort: Jianli (CV11), Neiguan (PC6).
• Stomachache with vomiting: Jianli (CV11), Neiguan (PC6).
• Heart pain: Taixi (KI3), Rangu (KI2), Chize (LU5), Xingjian (LR2), Jianli (CV11), Dadu (SP2), Taibai (SP3), Zhongwan (CV12 ), Shenmen (HT7), Yongquan (KI1).