B20 Pi Shu ( Back Shu Point of the Spleen , V20 )

Location - - 1 . 5 cun lateral to Du6 , at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the eleventh thoracic vertebra

Indications Epigastric pain , abdominal distension , jaundice , vomiting , diarrhea , dysentery , bloody stools , profuse menstruation , edema , anorexia , backache .

Method Puncture obliquely - 0 . 5 - 0 . 7 inch . Moxibustion is applicable .

Vasculature The medial branches of the posterior branches of the intercostal artery and vein .

Innervation The medial cutaneous branches of the posterior rami of the eleventh and twelfth thoracic nerves deeper , their lateral branches .