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POINT: REN-13 (CONCEPTION VESSEL-13)  

NAME: SHANGWAN

English: Upper Cavity
Also Known As: Upper Controller Shangguan
Upper Stomach Cavity
Upper Epigastrium
Upper Duct

LOCATION:

  • On the Midline of the abdomen, 5 cun above the umbilicus and 3 cun below the sternocostal angle.

NEEDLING:

  • Perpendicular insertion 0.8 to 1.5 cun.
  • Caution: in thin patients deep needling may penetrate the peritoneal cavity.
  • Straight insertion 1.5 to 2 cun. Sensation: distention and a heavy feeling in the upper abdomen.
  • Puncture perpendicularly 0.5 to 1.2 cun.
  • Moxibustion is applicable.

COMMAND FUNCTIONS:

  • Meeting point with the Stomach channel
  • Meeting point with the Small Intestine channel

ACTIONS:

  • Harmonizes the Stomach
  • Regulates Qi
  • Descends Rebellious Qi
  • Stops vomiting
  • Regulates the Heart

INDICATIONS:

  • Nausea
  • Vomiting
  • Deficiency-taxation vomiting of Blood
  • Difficult ingestion
  • Stomach reflux
  • Sudden turmoil disorder
  • Abdominal pain
  • Abdominal distention and fullness
  • Abdominal masses
  • Pain of the Spleen
  • Undigested food in the stool
  • Borborygmus
  • Anorexia
  • Excessive salivation
  • Hiccups due to Cold
  • Diarrhea
  • Seizures
  • Insanity
  • Incoherent speech
  • Vomiting and cough with sputum
  • Belching
  • Acute and chronic gastritis
  • Dilated Stomach
  • Insomnia
  • Bronchitis
  • Whole body hot and sweaty
  • Fear
  • Sudden Heart pain
  • Sensation of Heat and agitation in the Heart
  • Fright palpitations
  • Heat in the body with absence of sweating
  • Febrile disease
  • Jaundice
  • Wind epilepsy
  • Much Phlegm
  • Running piglet Qi
  • Visual dizziness
  • Stomach and duodenal ulcers
  • Morning sickness
  • Indigestion
  • Epigastric pain
  • Stomach ache
  • Palpitations
  • Chest pain
  • Anxiety
  • Fear
  • Hiatal hernia
  • Stomach spasms
  • Cardiac spasms
  • Pleurisy
  • Hypertension
  • Epilepsy
  • Madness

COMBINATIONS:

UB-20
Pishu
UB-18
Ganshu
SP-1
Yinbai

ST-19
Burong
PC-7
Daling

REN-12
Zhongwan

Vomiting Blood and spontaneous External bleeding

Vomiting

Vomiting Blood

The nine types of Heart pain

PC-7
Daling

REN-14
Juque

HT-7
Shenmen

Unbearable Heart pain

Distention and fullness of the Heart and abdomen

Manic rushing around

PC-6
Neiguan
SP-4
Gongsun

PC-6
Neiguan
ST-36
Zusanli
LI-10
Shousanli

 

Cardiac spasm

Acute gastritis

 

CONTRAINDICATIONS:

NOTES:

  • This point sits at the top of the Stomach.
  • This is the best point to subdue Rebellious Stomach Qi.
  • It is used mostly in Stomach Excess patterns.
  • This point is the link between the Upper and Middle Jiaos.
  • This point stimulates the thyroid.