meeting of thoroughfare vessel (TV) and foot shaoyin.

[Origin]

Dahe (KI12) means strong. The cave is located in the lower abdomen, where yin qi is the most prosperous place.

[Location]

Dahe (KI12) acupoint
(quoted from "Meridians and Acupoints")

• Zhenjiu Jiayi Jing: "One inch under Qixue (KI13)";
• Xunjing Kaoxue Bian : "Equal to Zhongji (CV3)".

[Anatomy]

• Muscles: internal and external oblique tendon membrane, transversus abdominis tendon membrane, rectus abdominis muscle. (The deep part is small intestine).
• Nerve: twelfth intercostal nerve, inferior iliac nerve.
• Vessels: Muscular branches of inferior epigastric artery and vein.

[Manipulation]

Perpendicular insertion is 0.5 to 1.5 inches. It is not advisable to penetrate deeply when the bladder is full. moxa cone moxibustion 3 to 5 times, moxa stick warm moxibustion for 10 to 15 minutes.

[Efficacy]

Adjust the lower jiao, diuretic, and benefit the kidneys.

• Classical: consumptive disease seminal emission, upper vaginal contraction, pain in the stem, leukorrhea, rapid distension and pain in the lower abdomen, kidney qi punch.
• Modern: dysmenorrheal, dysfunctional Zigong (EX-CA1) bleeding, sterility, ovulation induction.

[Recipe]

• Abnormality: Dahe (KI12), Zhongfeng (LR4).
• The essence overflows and the yin shrinks upward: Dahe (KI12), Rangu (KI2).