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Acupuncture Points on the Ren Mai (Conception Vessel)

Meeting Point of the Conception Vessel with the Liver Channel

Actions:

Benefits urination
Regulates the lower jiao
Warms and invigorates the Kidneys

Indications:

Retention and dribbling of urine, enuresis, nocturnal emission, impotence, morbid leukorrhea, irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea, hernia.

Pont Location:

A Manual of Acupuncture: On the midline of the lower abdomen, at the superior border of the pubic symphysis, 5 cun below the umbilicus.
Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion: On the midpoint of the upper border of the symphysis pubis.

Needling Method:

Puncture perpendicularly 0.5-1.0 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.

Great care should be taken to puncture the points from Qugu (REN-02) to Shangwan (REN-13) of this meridian in pregnant women.

References Used

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