Shen means spirit; Que means gate tower and archway. Shenque (CV8) means a portal through which divine energy flows. Lizheng Anmo Yaoshu: "The navel leads to five zang-organs and is the door to vital qi, so it is called Shenque (CV8)." The point is in the umbilical fossa, so it is also called "umbilicus". "Mingdi" and "Shengmen".

[Location]

Shenque (CV8) acupoint
(quoted from "Meridians and Acupoints")

• Zhenjiu Jiayi Jing: "In the navel, the Shenque (CV8) point is also."

[Anatomy]

• Muscle: dense scar tissue, no subcutaneous fat, skin, muscle membrane and abdominal membrane are directly connected, which is the weak spot of the anterior abdominal wall; the deep layer is the small intestine.
• Nerve: medial branch of the anterior cutaneous branch of the tenth intercostal nerve.
• Vessels: inferior epigastric artery and vein.

[Manipulation]

Generally, no needles are used, and moxibustion (salt-separated moxibustion for 5 to 10 minutes, moxa stick warm moxibustion for 15 to 20 minutes), application or acupoint irradiation method, such as restoring yang to save from collapse, is used to treat collapse. Salt-separated moxibustion can be used to treat abdominal coldness. For pain, hot medicated compress or moxibustion can be used; to treat chronic diarrhea or measles, cupping method can be used; to treat night sweating or nervous vomiting, gallic acid powder can be used for application; to prevent motion sickness, plasters such as Xianggui Huoxue Ointment can be applied externally. . For example, placing powdered medicine in the navel and then applying moxibustion on it is called navel fumigation method (umbilical steaming method, navel refining method). The medicine used may vary depending on the disease. If acupuncture is needed, the umbilical fossa must be cleaned and disinfected closely before perpendicular insertion 1 to 1.5 inches; acupuncture is prohibited in patients with umbilical fistula or umbilical hernia. Or insert the needle from Tianshu (ST25), Shuifen (CV9), Qihai (CV6) and penetrate Shenque (CV8).

[Efficacy]

warming the middle, stopping diarrhea, restoring yang to save from collapse.

• Classical: prostration, convulsion, apoplexy, wind epilepsy, spontaneous sweating, edema, tympanites, abdominal pain, bowel sounds, diarrhea, prolapse of rectum, childlessness.
• Modern: shock, night sweating, measles, motion sickness, neurological vomiting, acute gastroenteritis, chronic colitis, intestinal adhesions, intestinal binding nuclei, prolapse of rectum, abdominal retention of water, urinary retention, seminal emission , impotence, dysmenorrheal, prolapse of uterus.

[Recipe]

• Collapse: Baihui (GV20), Shenque (CV8), Guanyuan (CV4).
• Intestinal borborygmire and diarrhea: Shuifen (CV9), Shenque (CV8), Sanjian (LI3).
• Acute gastroenteritis: Shangwan (CV13), Shenque (CV8), Tianshu (ST25), Neiguan (PC6 ), Zusanli (ST36).
• prolapse of rectum: Baihui (GV20), Shenque (CV8), Pangguangshu (BL28).