LOCATION: On the midline of the abdomen, 1.5 cun below the umbilicus
IMAGE: A reference to the point as a rich ocean of Source Qi.
FUNCTIONS: Regulates the Qi functions, Strengthens Deficient Kidneys, Harmonizes the
Blood, Regulates the Chong Mo & Ren Mo, Dispels Damp
Calms Fetus, Clears Blood Heat, Enriches Yin, Expels Stones, Harmonizes Ying & Blood, Raises
Middle Qi, Regulates Menses, Regulates Lower Jiao, Regulates Water Pathways, Reinforces Jing,
Restores Collapsed Yang, Stops Leukorrhea, Tonifies Kidney Qi & Yang, Tonifies Yuan Qi,
Transforms Damp Heat
INDICATIONS:
"abandoned" stroke
abdominal distension
abdominal pain
colic
dysmenorrhea
excessive bleeding
heat stroke or exhaustion
impotence
incontinence
incontinence among children
infertility
intestinal paralysis
irregular menstruation
neurasthenia
polyuria
spermatorrhea
urinary retention
vaginal discharge with blood
NEEDLING: Perpendicularly 0.8 - 1.2 cun
PSYCHO-SPIRITUAL USES:
Has more mental associations than Ren 4. Esp. for nervous anxiety; for someone who's always
worried, fatigued, or exhausted. Also for emotional aspects of PMS.
"For people who just want to die"
Insomnia-- esp. neurasthenia type
Charges a person up-- helps them come out of themselves.
POINT COMBINATIONS: With Ren 12 builds digestive system and for vomiting
OTHER: Very similar to Ren 4, but more for building deficient Qi in the body. Also more for
deficient Blood.
Colitis/ appendicitis. Also vomiting with Ren 12.
sterility
Weakness in the 4 limbs.
Uterine fibroids
USE CAUTIOUSLY IN PREGNANCY
