Intersecting point of thoroughfare vessel and foot shaoyin.

bubble_chart Etymology

"Qi" (氣), qi; "xue" (穴), acupoint. The point is located beside Guanyuan (CV4), where the primordial qi originates, hence the name. It is effective in treating "chronic cold in uterus preventing conception, red and white discharge, and irregular menstruation" (see Xunjing Kaoxue Bian), giving it the alternate names "Baomen" (胞門) and "Zihu" (子戶) all referring to uterus (see Zhenjiu Jiayi Jing).

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Qixue (KI13) acupoint
(quoted from "Meridians and Acupoints")

• Zhenjiu Jiayi Jing: "One cun below Siman (KI14)";
• Xunjing Kaoxue Bian : "Level with Guanyuan (CV4)".

bubble_chart Anatomy

• Muscles: aponeurosis of internal and external oblique muscles, aponeurosis of transversus abdominis muscle, and rectus abdominis muscle. (Deep layer: small intestine).
• Nerve: twelfth intercostal nerve.
• Vessels: muscular branches of inferior epigastric artery and vein.

bubble_chart Manipulation

Perpendicular insertion 0.5~1 cun. Moxibustion with moxa cone 3 to 5 times, moxibustion with moxa stick for 10 to 15 minutes.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Regulate menstruation, disinhibit qi, stop diarrhea.

• Classical: Irregular menstruation, abdominal pain, leukorrhea, uterine coldness, infertility, turbid Qi stagnation in lower jiao, persistent diarrhea, red and white discharge, pain in both flanks, pain in waist and spine due to qi movement.
• Modern: enteritis, urinary tract infection, dysmenorrheal, amenorrhea.

bubble_chart Combinations

• Amenorrhea: Guanyuan (CV4), Qixue (KI13), Sanyinjiao (SP6).