NAME
SIMAN
LOCATION
2 cun below the umbilicus, 0.5 cun lateral to REN-5 Shimen.
On the lower abdomen, 2 cun below the umbilicus, 3 cun Superior to the superior border of the symphysis pubis, 0.5 cun ;ateral to the midline (REN-5 Shimen).
NEEDLING
Puncture perpendicularly 0.5 to 1 cun.
Moxibustion is applicable.
Straight insertion 1 to 1.5 cun.
Caution: deep needling may penetrate the peritoneal cavity.
COMMAND FUNCTIONS
Meeting point of the Chong channel.
ACTIONS
Benefits the Lower Jiao
Alleviates pain
Regulates Qi
Moves Blood Stasis
Regulates the water passages
Promotes urination
INDICATIONS
Abdominal pain and distention
Diarrhea
Nocturnal emission
Irregular menstruation
Dysmenorrhea
Postpartum abdominal pain
Uterine bleeding
Malign Blood with acute pain
Accumulated Cold in the uterus
Infertility
Retention of lochia
White, turbid urethral discharge
Pain of both lateral costal regions
Redness and pain of the inner canthus
Leukorrhea
Sterility
Urinary tract infection
Lower abdominal pain and distention
Shan disorder
Cutting pain below the umbilicus
Stone edema of the upper abdomen
Edema
Running piglet Qi
Pain of the Kidneys
Dysenteric disorder
Water in the Large Intestine
Constipation
Cold shivering
Seminal emission
COMBINATIONS
| KI-2 Rangu ST-30 Qichong LIV-13 Zhangmen | KI-2 Rangu | KI-18 Shiguan |
| Stone edema of the upper abdomen (moxa all points) | Stone edema of the upper abdomen | Malign Blood in the uterus Internal counterflow fullness and pain |
CONTRAINDICATIONS
NOTES
The term malign Blood refers to Blood that has left the vessels and which pools and stagnates.