| international code | EX-CA15 |
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bubble_chart Category extra point.
bubble_chart Etymology
Broken, interrupted; household, door, refers to future generations. Moxibustion on this point can help pregnant women terminate their pregnancy, hence the name.
bubble_chart Location
On the midline of the lower abdomen, 2.3 cun below the umbilicus.
bubble_chart Anatomy
On the abdominal white line, deep in the small intestine, there are branches of the superficial abdominal wall artery and vein, branches of the inferior epigastric artery and vein, and the medial branch of the anterior cutaneous branch of the eleventh intercostal nerve.
bubble_chart Manipulation
Moxibustion 3 to 49 rounds.
bubble_chart Efficacy
This point can prevent pregnancy and treat children with persistent cold dysentery in late autumn.
bubble_chart Combinations
- Cold dysentery persists: household closure, Shenque (CV8), Mingmen (GV4).
bubble_chart Notes
This acupoint is located close to conception vessel meridian point Shiguan (KI18) (only three points apart), and its indications are the same as Shiguan (KI18), so it should be regarded as Shiguan (KI18) point. The acupoint is named "Jianhu" because of its function.
