Weicang

1. 013 cun from the REN channel, level with the lower edge of the twelfth thoracic vertebra's spinous process.
2. 023 cun from the midline, level with UB-21 Weishu and the lower edge of the twelfth thoracic spinous process. Note: with the shoulder relaxed, this 3-cun line aligns with the scapula's medial border.

1. 01Insert obliquely, 0.3–0.5 cun.
2. 02Moxibustion may be used.
3. 03Insert at a slant, 0.5–0.8 cun. Caution: deep needling toward the midline, perpendicular or oblique, poses a significant pneumothorax risk.

Harmonizes the Middle Jiao

• ·Abdominal distention
• ·Epigastric and back pain
• ·Indigestion in infants
• ·Abdominal fullness
• ·Trouble taking in food
• ·Sudden turmoil disorder
• ·Marked sensitivity to Cold
• ·Localized swelling
• ·Stomach pain
• ·Gastritis
• ·Abdominal pain
• ·Distention from Deficiency
• ·Nutritional impairment in children
• ·Edema
• ·Aversion to Cold
• ·Loss of appetite

• ·This point supports the assimilation and processing of ideas and thoughts.
• ·This point addresses difficulty swallowing, where food seems to lodge in lumps.