K18 Shiguan ( R18 )

Location 3 cun above the umbilicus , - 0 . 5 cun lateral to Ren11

Indications Vomiting , abdominal pain , constipation , postpartum abdominal pain , sterility .

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

Vasculature The branches of the superior epigastric artery and vein .

Innervation The eighth intercostal nerve .