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POINT: KI-17 (KIDNEY-17)

English: Shang Bend
Also Known As: Merchant Crooked
Trade's Bend
  • 2 cun above the umbilicus, 0.5 cun lateral to REN-10 Xiawan.
  • On the abdomen, 0.5 cun lateral to REN-10 Xiawan.
  • Puncture perpendicularly 0.5 to 1 cun.
  • Moxibustion is applicable.
  • Perpendicular insertion, 1 to 1.5 cun.
  • Caution: deep needling may penetrate the peritoneal cavity.
  • Meeting point of the Chong channel
  • Dispels accumulations
  • Alleviates pain
  • Anorexia
  • Gastric spasm
  • Hyperacidity
  • Jaundice
  • Impatience
  • Tired of living
  • Abdominal masses with periodic cutting pain
  • Vomiting
  • Abdominal pain
  • Diarrhea
  • Constipation
  • Stomach ache
  • Peritonitis
  • Colic
  • Intestinal pain with lack of appetite
  • Redness and pain of the eye originating at the inner canthus