REN-03, Zhōng Jí, 中极, Central Pole

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Categories
Bladder Front Mu Point • Meeting point of REN, SP, LV, and KD channel • 3 Foot Yin Sinew Meeting Point
Location
Midline • 4 cun below umbilicus
Needling
Type: Perpendicular    Depth:  0.5 to 1 cun
Description: Midline • 4 cun below umbilicus
Caution: CC: pregnancy. Deep insertion will penetrate a full bladder. Empty bladder prior to needling.
Notes
Energetics 1
BL FRONT MU POINT: Urinary problems • Rescue yang Qi: coma
Energetics 2
Urinary issues • Abdominal pain • Reproductive problems
Energetics 3
THREADING: Ren4 to Ren3 (Patient supine; puncture horizontally; indicated for lower abdominal pain, irregular menstruation, enuresis, impotence, dysuria, leukorrhea, spematorrhea, infertility)[Fan, Y. July 22, 2024. Powerpoint]

 

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