ACUPUNCTURE
Cheng Man: TCM Acupoint Guide
CHENGMAN
Name
Cheng Man (Chengman)
Location
On the abdomen, 5 cun above the umbilicus, 2 cun lateral to the midline, level with REN-13 Shangwan.
Needling
- Puncture perpendicularly, 0.5-1 cun.
- Straight insertion, 0.5-0.8 cun.
- Moxibustion is applicable.
- Caution: in thin patients, deep needling may penetrate the peritoneal cavity. Deep needling at right ST-20 Chengman may penetrate an enlarged liver.
Actions
- Harmonizes the Middle Jiao
- Descends rebellious lung or stomach qi
Indications
- Abdominal distention
- Vomiting
- Gastric pain
- Anorexia
- Hematemesis
- Hemoptysis
- Difficult ingestion
- Diarrhea
- Hardness and pain of the lateral costal region
- Hiccup
- Acute and chronic gastritis
- Borborygmus
- Colic
- Indigestion
- Shortness of breath
- Wheezing
- Dyspnea with raised shoulders
Notes
This is a good point to treat dissatisfaction and anorexia.
Sources and further reading
We cite classical materia medica and modern reference works. This article is health education, not medical advice.
- Shennong Bencao Jing (The Divine Farmer's Materia Medica), Han dynasty.
- Bencao Gangmu (Compendium of Materia Medica), Li Shizhen, 1578.
- Chinese Pharmacopoeia, current edition — identity, quality and safety monographs.
- NCCIH and WHO reference material on traditional medicine safety.
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