What are the effects and functions of the upper epigastric point?

The upper epigastric point has the effects of harmonizing the middle and lowering the rebelliousness, broadening the chest and dispersing the knots (relieving the knots of qi in the chest), and resolving phlegm, and is often used to treat stomach pain, vomiting, hiccups, bloating and other stomach ailments, as well as treating shenshi disorders. The epigastric point belongs to the Ren Vessel and is positioned in the upper abdomen, on the front center line of the body, five inches above the umbilicus. The main effects of the epigastric point are to harmonize the middle and lower the rebelliousness, to benefit the diaphragm and dissolve phlegm, to harmonize the spleen and stomach and bring down the stomach qi, and to treat diseases of organs located in the stomach and epigastric region, such as stomach pain, hiccups, abdominal distension, vomiting, etc., and the psychic diseases, such as fuzzy consciousness and twitching and spasms of limbs, and are commonly used by modern western medicine to treat gastritis, stomach spasm, stomach ulcers, and gastric ptosis. The health care methods of epigastric point are: moxibustion, moxa can be warm moxibustion for 10 to 20 minutes until the skin is slightly red and sweating can be, heat evidence should be used with caution; massage, press and knead until the acidity and swelling can be, pregnant women should be cautious to use; acupressure, need to observe the skin to tolerate the situation. Before applying this acupoint treatment, please go to a regular medical institution to consult a professional physician.