crossing point: the meeting of conception vessel (CV), thoroughfare vessel (TV) and foot shaoyin.

[Origin]

The acupoint is the intersection of conception vessel (CV), thoroughfare vessel (TV) and footshaoyin.

[Location]

Yinjiao (CV7) acupoint
(quoted from "Meridians and Acupoints")

• Zhenjiu Jiayi Jing: "One inch below the navel."

[Anatomy]

• Muscle: in the abdominal line alba, deep in the small intestine.
• Nerve: medial branch of the anterior cutaneous branch of the tenth intercostal nerve.
• Blood vessels: branches of superficial epigastric artery and vein, branches of inferior epigastric artery and vein.

[Manipulation]

Perpendicular insertion 1～1.5 inches. moxa cone moxibustion 3 to 7 weeks, moxa stick warm moxibustion for 15 to 20 minutes.

[Efficacy]

Diuretic, reduce swelling, regulate menstrual flow.

• Classical: edema, abdominal pain, abdominal distension and fullness, small intestine pain connecting to the navel, sleeplessness, difficulty in urination, amenorrhea, childlessness.
• Modern: Dysfunctional Zigong (EX-CA1) bleeding, pelvic inflammation.

[Recipe]

• small intestine gas pain: Yinjiao (CV7), Yongquan (KI1).
• metrorrhagia: Yinjiao (CV7), Shimen (CV5).
• Functional Zigong (EX-CA1) Bleeding: Ganshu (BL18), Pishu (BL20), Yinjiao (CV7 ), Sanyinjiao (SP6), Yinbai (SP1).