He Sea Earth
Lower He Sea of the Stomach
Sea of Nourishment point
Horary point
LOCATION: 3 cun below St 35, one finger-breadth from the anterior crest of the tibia, in m.
tibialis anterior
IMAGE: Needling or moxa'ing this point is supposed to add such strength & endurance to the legs
that one is said to be able to walk "three miles" more. Three "li" is also a reference to St 36 being 3
cun below St 35.
FUNCTIONS: Orders the Spleen & Stomach
Regulates the Qi & Blood
Strengthens weak & Deficient conditions
Balances Stomach Yin, Benefits the Knees, Boosts Spleen Yang, Brightens the Eyes, Calms Fetus,
Clears Channels & Invigorates Collaterals, Clears Damp Heat, Clears Edema, Clears the Lungs,
Clears Thoracic Blood Stagnation, Dispels Evil Qi,, Dispels Stagnation, Dispels Wind and Damp,
Expedites Lactation, Expels GB & Urinary Tract Stones, Expels Parasites, Generates Fluids,
Improves General Health, Prevents Disease, Raises Middle Qi, Raises the Yang, Regulates &
Moistens Intestines,, Regulates the Ying and the Wei, Releases the Exterior, Replenishes Middle
Jiao, Sedates Rebellious Qi, Softens Hard Masses, Strengthens Spleen & Stomach Qi, Strengthens
the Body, Supports the Normal Qi, Tonifies Kidney Qi and Yang, Tonifies Lung Qi, Tonifies Qi
and Blood, Tonifies Wei Qi, Tonifies Ying Qi, Transforms Damp
INDICATIONS:
abcessed breast
abdominal pain & distension
acute & chronic enteritis
acute & chronic gastritis
acute pancreatitis
allergies (skin type, food allergies, & hayfever)
anemia
asthma
constipation or diarrhea
difficult urination
diseases of the reproductive system
edema of the limbs
enuresis
general weakness
hemiplegia
hypertension (w/LI 11 for excess yang)
indigestion and other disorders of the digestive system (gas, belching, vomiting, bloating)
jaundice
loss of urine
neurasthenia
seizures
shock
ulcers
vomiting (major)
NEEDLING: Perpendicularly 0.5 - 1.2 cun
PSYCHO-SPIRITUAL USES:
POINT COMBINATIONS: With Lu 7 & LI 4 to build the basic energy of the body
ANCIENT USES:
OTHER: One of few points that builds Qi and Blood: dizziness, fatigue
Major point for building Wei Qi: Qi xu symptoms-- weakness, fatigue, depressed immune
system
Major point for digestive problems: regulates secretion of HCL; increases production of pepsin
Main point for hemiplegia/leg problems
Also gets rid of wind & damp
Nei Jing: "For excess or deficiency of yin or yang...for all troubles of the Wei Qi."
Deficiency constipation
Important for breast problems
CAM: mental disorders, depression, withdrawn, nervousness
Edema
Menstrual depression/ PMS
eye problems decreasing vision
deficiency headache
