Ren 13

CV 13 / Shang Wan / Upper Duct

POINT LOCATION

On the anterior midline 5 cun above the umbilicus

 

Associations

• Meeting Point of Ren, ST & SI

 

INDICATIONS / CONDITIONS TREATED

• Nausea/vomiting
• Reflux
• Belching
• Abdominal pain and distention
• Epigastric pain and distention
• Borborygmus
• Diarrhea
• Epilepsy
• Insomnia 

 

TCM ACTIONS

• Harmonizes Stomach
• Descends Qi

 

Cautions

• In thin patients deep needling may penetrate the peritoneal cavity.