The exact location of the upper, middle and lower epigastric points

The upper epigastric region is located 5 inches above the navel, the middle epigastric region is located 4 inches above the navel, and the lower epigastric region is located 2 inches above the navel. 1. The upper epigastric region is an acupoint on the Ren vein and is located in the abdomen, specifically 5 inches above the navel and on the anterior midline. It has the efficacy of eliminating food stagnation (promoting food digestion), regulating qi and resolving phlegm (regulating the body’s qi to resolve phlegm), and calming the nerves (using medicines of a heavy and calming nature to stabilize the nerves), and is used to treat stomach pain, vomiting, eructation (hiccups), bloating, and other gastric and visceral disorders. 2. The middle epigastric region is an acupoint on the Ren vein, located in the abdomen, 4 inches above the umbilicus, on the anterior midline, with the effect of eliminating food and directing stagnation, calming the mind, subduing rebelliousness and inducing diuresis. It can be used to treat stomach pain, bloating, nausea (lack of appetite, reduced food intake), vomiting, acid swallowing (swallowing acid in the stomach that rushes up to the oropharynx), eruption, and pediatric chancre (a kind of chronic disease of children, which is manifested as emaciation, abnormal diet, abdominal distension, and thinning and yellowing of the hair, etc.), and other diseases of the spleen and stomach. 3. The lower epigastric region is an acupoint on the Human Chakra, located in the abdomen, specifically in the umbilicus 2 inches above the center of the umbilicus, on the anterior median line, with the spleen and stomach (restoring the function of the spleen and stomach), the efficacy of qi stagnation, can be used for the treatment of abdominal pain, retching, vomiting, bloating, diarrhea and other gastrointestinal disorders. Note that acupoint acupuncture must be operated by a professional physician, do not operate on your own to avoid adverse consequences.