Sundance Acupuncture

Herb & Acupuncture Database

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KI-17 Shangqu - Merchant Crooked

More Spirit Names: Shang Bend, High Pass

English: Shang Bend
Also Known As: Merchant Crooked
Trade's Bend

Location

  • 2 cun above the umbilicus, 0.5 cun lateral to REN-10 Xiawan.
  • On the abdomen, 0.5 cun lateral to REN-10 Xiawan.

Needling

  • 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.

Command Functions

  • Meeting point of the Chong channel
  • Crossing point of the Chong channel (Secondary source).

Actions

  • Dispels accumulations
  • Alleviates pain
  • Regulates the Spleen and harmonizes the Stomach
  • Regulates the Large Intestine

Indications

  • 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

Combinations

Contraindications

Notes

  • Shang is the musical note of Metal, which ties this point to the Large Intestine.

Five Elements Spirit Perspective

Spirit of the Point

Shang is the musical note of Metal, and this point lies over a bend in the Large Intestine. It brings fluidity where a person is stuck, so they can move forward.

Worsley

Offers room for the deliberations we hold within, and for the transactions in life that call for flexibility, creative action and compromise.

Location: 1½ ACI from the abdominal midline and 2 ACI above the umbilicus level, beside REN-10.
Needle depth: 10 fen
Moxa: 7 cones

When to Consider
  • When a person is sad, impatient and tired of living
  • For an inert will, depression and mental toxicity
  • When stuckness leads to a despairing view of life
Notes
  • Meeting point of the Chong Mai with the Kidney meridian

From Class

  • KI-17 Shangqu (Metal Bend): Connected with the Large Intestine; teaches release physically, emotionally and spiritually — no renewal without relinquishment. (Lewis)

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For educational reference only; not a substitute for care from a qualified practitioner.