S21 Liangmen ( E21 )

Location 4 cun above the umbilicus , 2 cun lateral to Zhongwan ( Ren12 )

Indications Gastric pain , vomiting , anorexia , abdominal distension , diarrhea .

Method Puncture perpendicularly - 0 . 8 - - 1 . 0 inch . Moxibustion is applicable

Vasculature The branches of the eighth intercostal and superior epigastric arteries and veins .

Innervation The branch of the eighth intercostal nerve .