Zhongwan (CV12)

Central epigastrium — warming circles

Zhongwan is the Ren-channel central epigastric point, traditionally associated with the middle burner and digestion in TCM teaching. The map places it on the upper-abdominal midline for slow warming circles; this is a self-care sequence choice, not a universal treatment rule.

Baihui (GV20)Yintang (EX-HN3)Fengchi (GB20) — anatomical rightFengchi (GB20) — anatomical leftJianjing (GB21) — anatomical rightJianjing (GB21) — anatomical leftDanzhong (CV17)Zhongwan (CV12)Zhongwan (CV12)Tianshu (ST25) — anatomical rightTianshu (ST25) — anatomical leftGuanyuan (CV4)Zusanli (ST36) — anatomical rightZusanli (ST36) — anatomical leftTaichong (LR3) — bilateral pairYongquan (KI1) — anatomical rightYongquan (KI1) — anatomical left

Point 8 of 16 in Anmo-Tuina Acupressure — self-massage circuit

Cross-tradition overlaps

No overlapping points are registered for this point.

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Sources

Huangdi Neijing · Lingshu (primary_canonical)

Lingshu ch. 10 (Jing mai) gives the Ren Mai epigastric midline course that frames Zhongwan (CV12); the modern alphanumeric point identity and this self-massage sequence are later standardizations.

Claude Diolosa, TCM tuina teaching texts (secondary)

Modern acupressure self-care syntheses (scholarly_modern)

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