JIUWEI

NAME

JIUWEI

LOCATION

7 cun directly above the navel, 0.5 cun below the xiphoid process.
On the anterior midline, 1 cun below the xiphosternal synchondrosis.
Note: locate this point in the supine position with the arms uplifted.
7 cun superior to the umbilicus on the anterior midline.
On the midline, 7 cun above the umbilicus and 1 cun below the sternalcostal angle.
Note: many sources locate this point below the tip of the xiphoid process. The xiphoid process varies considerably in length, however, and this point may be on the xiphoid process itself.

NEEDLING

Slanted insertion, pointed slightly downward, 1 cun.
Puncture obliquely downwards0.4 to 0.6 cun.
Moxibustion is applicable.
Oblique insertion directed inferiorly, 0.5 to 1 cun.
Caution: deep insertion, especially in thin patients, may damage the left lobe of the Liver or the Heart if either is enlarged. Oblique superior insertion in contraindicated.

COMMAND FUNCTIONS

Luo-Connecting point
Yuan-Source point of the five Yin organs

ACTIONS

Regulates the Heart
Calms the Shen
Descends Lung Qi
Unbinds the chest
Benefits Yuan Qi

INDICATIONS

Angina pectoris
Seizures
Hiccups
Mental illness
Asthma
Lassitude
Mental exhaustion
Vomiting
Acid regurgitation
Cough
Sore throat
Diaphragmatic spasms
Stomach ache
Abdominal migraine
Oppressive sensation of the Heart
Excessive sighing
Pain radiating from the Heart to the back
Hemoptysis
Diminished Qi
Rattling sound in the throat
Throat Bi
Swelling of the throat
Excessive sexual activity leading to exhaustion in youths
Severe anxiety
Worry
Obsessions
Intermittent suffocation
Delirious speech
Hypertension
Hypotension
Loss of virility

Pain in the cardiac region and chest
Nausea
Mental disorders
Epilepsy
Hysteria
Mania
Pericarditis
Palpitations
Fear
Fright
The five types of epilepsy
Mad walking
Mad singing
Aversion to the sound of people talking
Fright palpitations
Pain of the skin of the abdomen
Itching of the skin of the abdomen
Wheezing
Dyspnea
Fullness of the chest
Difficult ingestion
Stomach reflux
Prolapse of the rectum
Febrile disease
One-sided headache extending to the outer canthus
Pain in the outer canthus
Migraine
Panic
Speech problems
Drug withdrawal

COMBINATIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS

According to several classical texts, moxibustion is forbidden on this point. Oblique superior insertion.

NOTES

This is a very important and powerful point to calm the Mind. This point stimulates the pituitary gland. This point can be used to stop smoking.