Regional Anatomy:
Skin-subcutaneous tissue-linea alba-transverse fascia-extraperitoneal fat tissue-parietal peritoneum.
In the superficial layer, there are the anterior cutaneous branches of the anterior branch of the 11th thoracic nerve and the perumbilical venous network.In the deep layer, there are the branches of the anterior branch of the 11th thoracic nerve.
Location:
Lie supinely; at the midpoint of the line connecting umbilicus and ShimenCV5(Shemen (CV5) Front-Mu Point of Sanjiao). Or, draw a line connecting umbilicus and the midpoint of the upper margin of pubic bone, a spot on this line, 1/5 apart from umbilicus, or 4/5 apart from the midpoint of the upper margin of pubic bone.
Function:
Normalizing menstruation and regulating flow of qi, and warming and tonifying lower jiao.
Indications:
Abdominal distention, edema, hernia, irregular menstruation, uterine bleeding, morbid leukorrhea, pruritus vulvae, postpartum hemorrhage, and periumbilical pain.
Prescription:
Combined use with YinbaoLR9 (Yinbao (LR9)) for treatment of orchitis; with SanyinjiaoSP6 (Sanyinjiao (SP6)) for treatment of endometritis; with ShiguanKI18 (Shiguan (KI18)) for treatment of sterility; with ShimenCV5 (CV5) and WeiyangBL39 (Weiyang (BL39) Lower Confluent Point) for treatment of retention of the urine; with ShimenCV5 (CV5) for treatment of metrorrhagia; and with SanyinjiaoSP6 (SP6), YangchiTE4 (Yangchi (TE4) Yuan-Source Point) for treatment of coma due to excessive loss of blood during childbirth.
Methods:
Insert the needle perpendicularly to 1-1.5 cun depth; needling response: local numbness and distention; moxibustion: using 3-5 moxa-cones, or mild moxibustion for 10 min.
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