The source of death.

[Origin]

The cave in the abdomen is the sea of ​​vitality. Zhenjiu Zishengjing: "Qihai (CV6) is born from the original qi of Gairen." Because it is opposite to the middle qi sea (upper Qihai (CV6)), it is also called "lowering qi sea" ”.

[Location]

Zhongwan, Qihai, Mingmen, Yaoyangguanacupoint cross section
(quoted from "Yan Zhenguo acupoint anatomy")

Qihai (CV6) acupoint
(quoted from "Meridians and Acupoints")

The midline of the lower abdomen is 1.5 inches below umbilicus, when midline The midpoint of the line connecting and Guanyuan (CV4).

• Zhenjiu Jiayi Jing: "Five inches below the navel."

[Anatomy]

• Muscle: In the linea alba of the abdomen. (The deep part is the small intestine, and in women it is the bottom of the Zigong (EX-CA1)).
• Nerve: medial branch of the anterior cutaneous branch of the eleventh intercostal nerve.
• Blood vessels: branches of superficial epigastric artery and vein, branches of inferior epigastric artery and vein.

[Manipulation]

perpendicular insertion or downward oblique insertion 1 to 1.5 inches. moxa cone moxibustion 3 to 7 weeks, moxa stick warm moxibustion for 15 to 20 minutes. The acupuncture should not be too deep to avoid injury to the small intestine. Women should not perform deep acupuncture at the bottom of Zigong (EX-CA1) during the menstruation period, and pregnant women are prohibited from acupuncture.

[Efficacy]

Regulate qi, tonifying qi.

• Classical: viscera deficiency, vital qi deficiency, cold limbs, wind-stroke collapse syndrome/pattern, enuresis, abdominal pain, diarrhea, constipation, dysmenorrheal, metrorrhagia and metrostaxis , leukorrhea, impotence, seminal emission.
• Modern: Dysfunctional Zigong (EX-CA1) bleeding, urinary retention, intestinal paralysis, gastroptosis, hiccup, prolapse of rectum, prolapse of uterus, sterility, male sexual dysfunction.

[Recipe]

• Wulin: Qihai (CV6), Xuehai (SP10).
• leukorrhea: Qihai (CV6), Xiaochangshu (BL27).
• dysmenorrheal: Qihai (CV6), Zhongji (CV3), Sanyinjiao (SP6).
• wind-stroke collapse syndrome/pattern: Qihai (CV6), Guanyuan (CV4), Shenque (CV8).