LOCATION: 2 cun above the umbilicus , 2 cun lateral to Ren 10
IMAGE: Taiyi means "great coils," a reference to the intestines. Taiyi is also a classical reference to
an undifferentiated state of the world, which was said to exist long ago, when there was no clear
division between the sky and the earth. In much the same way the pure & impure contents of the
digestive system are said to be not yet separated at this point.
FUNCTIONS: Clears Heart, Sedates Mind and calms the Spirit, Harmonizes Stomach &
Intestines, Regulates Middle Jiao, Invigorates Spleen
INDICATIONS:
beriberi
enuresis
hernia
insanity
intestinal pain
stomach-ache
NEEDLING: Perpendicularly 0.7 - 1.0 cun.
PSYCHO-SPIRITUAL USES: mental disorders: schizophrenia, mania, withdrawal
POINT COMBINATIONS:
OTHER:
