K17 Shangqu ( R17 )

Location 2 cun above the umbilicus , - 0 . 5 cun lateral to Ren10

Indications Abdominal pain , diarrhea , constipation .

Method Puncture perpendicularly - 0 . 5 - - 1 . 0 inch . Moxibustion is applicable .

Vasculature The branches of the superior and inferior epigastric arteries and veins .

Innervation The ninth intercostal nerve .