LOCATION
4 cun above the center of the umbilicus, 4 cun lateral to the anterior midline of abdomen.
Features
Meeting point with the Yinwei Vessel.
Body Inches (cun)
Each person has his/her own personal body inches.
One cun is equal to the width of the Knuckle of the thumb.
Nerves, vascular
The eighth intercostal nerve and the eighth intercostal artery and vein.
Indication
Pain around the umbilicus，indigestion，diarrhea，ulcer，gastrospasm，hyperacidity/acid deficiency，indigestion，constipation，intestinal bleeding。 Aids intestinal issues by clearing heat in the intestines and resolving dampness – as well as generally moving the intestines. Noted for undigested food in the stool. Abdominal pain, dysentery, blood in the stool.
Combinations
Bowel：SP 16 & CV 06.
Indigestion：SP 16 & SP 03.
穴位
腹正中線旁開4寸，第八肋間處，大橫上4寸。
特點
交會穴，通陰維脈。
同身寸
針灸取穴比量法。出自《千金要方》。
是指以患者本人體表的某些部位折定分寸，
作为量取穴位的長度單位。
穴區神經血管
第八肋間神經及第八肋間動、靜脈。
適應症
繞臍痛，消化不良，痢疾，胃潰瘍，胃痙攣，胃酸過多或減少，消化不良，便秘，腸出血。
穴位配伍療法
腸鳴：1.腹哀 2.氣海
食不化：1.腹哀 2.太白