Ren12 Zhongwan ( Front Mu Point of the Stomach , Influential Point of the Fu Organs , Vc12 )

Location On the midline of the abdomen , 4 cun above the umbilicus .

Indications Stomach ache , abdominal distention , borborygmus , nausea , vomiting , acid regurgitation , diarrhea , dysentery , jaundice , indigestion , insomnia .

Method Puncture perpendicularly - 0 . 5 - - 1 . 2 inches . Moxibustion is applicable .

Vasculature The superior epigastric artery and vein .

Innervation The anterior cutaneous branch of the seventh intercostal nerve .