Acupuncture Point Daheng (SP15)
Location:
Supine position; 4 cun laterally apart from the umbilicus ( ShenqueCV8(Shenque (CV8))).

Function:
Warming the middle jiao to dispel cold, recuperating the intestine and stomach.

Regional Anatomy:
Skin-subcutaneous tissue-external oblique muscle of abdomen-internal oblique muscle of abdomen-transverse muscle of abdpmen.
In the superficial layer, there are the lateral cutaneous branches of the anterior branches of the 9th to 11th thoracic nerv s and triburaries of the thoracoepigastric vein. In the deep layer, there are the muscular branches of the anterior branches of the 9th to 11th thoracic nerves and their accompanying arteries and veins.

Indications:
Abdominal pain and distension, Diarrhea, dysentery, and constipation.

Prescription:
Combined use with Acupuncture Single Point Qihai for treatment of enteritis; with Sanyinjiao (SP6) for treatment of annexitis; with Zusanli (ST 36) He-Sea Point) for treatment of intestinal ascariasis; with Tianshu (ST25) Front-Mu Point of the Large Intestine) and Zusanli (ST 36) for treatment of acute intestinal obstruction.

Methods:
Insert the needle perpendicularly 0.7-1.0 cun deep; needling response: local sensation of distension; moxibustion: using 5-10 moxa-cones, mild moxibustion for 15 min.