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REN-4
Guanyuan
Gate of Origin
También conocido comoFirst Gate · Gate Origin · Gate of Life · Elixir of Long Life · Hinge at the Source · *Dantian* · Cinnabar Field
- Canal
- Ren Mai
- Clasificación
- Mu frontal, Punto de cruce
Esta entrada aún no está traducida: el texto siguiente está en inglés.
Localización
- 01On the anterior midline, 3 cun below the navel.
- 02On the lower abdomen's midline, 3 cun below the navel and 2 cun above the pubic symphysis.
Punción
- 01Angled insertion directed downward, 1.5 to 2 cun, producing local distention and soreness that sometimes extends to the genitals.
- 02Insert perpendicularly, 0.8 to 1.2 cun.
- 03Moxibustion may be used.
- 04Perpendicular insertion 0.5 to 1 cun, or oblique insertion angled downward 1 to 1.5 cun. Caution: a deep insertion can pierce a full Bladder, so it should be emptied beforehand.
Funciones del punto
- Front Mu Point of the Small Intestine
- Intersecting point of the Liver, Spleen and Kidney channels on the REN channel
Acciones
- Tonifies and nourishes the Kidneys
- Tonifies Yuan Qi
- Benefits Jing
- Regulates the Lower Jiao
- Benefits the Bladder
- Warms and strengthens the Spleen
- Regulates menstruation
- Tonifies Qi and Blood
- Nourishes Blood and Yin
- Warms Cold
- Enriches Yin
- Expels pathogenic influences from the Heart
- Stabilizes Kidney Qi
- Warms the Yang
- Raises Middle Qi
- Regulates the water passages
- Regulates the Small Intestine
- Resolves Dampness and Damp-Heat (especially in the Lower Jiao)
- Dries Dampness
- Dries Cold-Damp
- Restores Collapsed Yang or Yin
- Regulates the uterus
- Supports conception
- Calms the mind
- Anchors the Ethereal Soul
- Stimulates the testes
- Stimulates sex hormones
Indicaciones
- Kidney Deficiency
- Kidney taxation
- Abandoned-type Windstroke
- Seizures
- Chronic consumptive disorders
- Wasting-and-thirsting syndrome of the Lower Jiao with frequent urination
- Restless fetus disorder due to Deficiency
- Asthma from Kidney Deficiency
- Pulmonary tuberculosis with chills and shortness of breath
- Hypertension
- Neurasthenia
- Forgetfulness
- Insomnia
- Dizziness and vertigo from Qi and Blood Deficiency
- Emaciation with lassitude
- Emaciation with persistent thirst
- Lower abdominal pain
- Postpartum abdominal pain
- Lochioschesis
- Abnormal uterine bleeding
- Red-and-white leukorrhea
- Irregular menstruation
- Prolonged menstruation
- Testicular inflammation
- Dysmenorrhea
- Enuresis
- Amenorrhea
- Hernia
- Hemafecia
- Frequent urination
- Postpartum hemorrhage
- Frigidity
- Marked abdominal swelling
- Cold-type menstrual disorders
- Yin-Deficient menstrual disorders
- Aversion to Cold felt in the back
- Withered ears
- Fear
- Fear that leads to Deficiency consumption
- White turbidity
- Bleeding during pregnancy
- Taxation Heat
- Dyspnea from Kidney Deficiency
- Wind dizziness
- Lethargy
- Lack of strength
- Weakness of Spleen Qi
- Fecal incontinence in the elderly
- Vomiting of Phlegm
- Dark urine
- The five types of painful urinary dysfunction (Lin)
- Edema with resulting pain in the lateral costal region
- Cold accumulation with Deficiency
- Lower abdominal fullness
- Intense Heat in the hypogastrium
- A sensation of heaviness in the body as if weighted like a mountain
- Syrupy- or Qi-type painful urinary dysfunction
- Infertility
- Impotence
- Spermatorrhea
- Headache
- Rectal prolapse
- Gastric prolapse
- Uterine prolapse
- Abdominal distention and pain
- Diarrhea with tenesmus
- Dysenteric disorders
- Chronic nephritis
- Dysuria
- Urinary incontinence
- Chyluria
- Urinary tract infection
- Prostatitis
- Abandoned-type coma
- Collapse syndrome with cold extremities
- Shock
- Generalized weakness
- Tidal fever
- Thirst
- A vague nighttime feeling of fear
- Pelvioperitonitis
- Intestinal roundworms
- Twisting pain below the navel that gradually spreads to the genitals
- Hematuria
- Tidal fever with hemoptysis
- Nocturnal emission
- Retention of urine
- Indigestion
- Uterine fibroids
- Male sterility
- Nephritis
- Weakness of the lumbar region and legs
- Lumbar pain in middle-aged and elderly people
- Bone and leg-joint pain in middle-aged and elderly people
- Gradual darkening of the complexion
- Fright
- Deep-seated bone ulcers due to fear
- Infertility with a cold sensation in the vagina
- Persistent lochial flow
- Deficiency consumption with cough
- Dyspnea preventing recumbency
- Wasting-and-thirsting disorder
- Emaciation of the limbs despite a hearty appetite
- Weakness of the limbs
- Undigested food in the stool
- Belching
- Urinary retention from fetal pressure
- Urolithiasis (Stone Lin)
- Burning pain on urination
- Cold Qi entering the lower abdomen and causing pain
- Running Piglet Qi rising to the Heart
- Sudden turmoil disorder
- Tremor of the hands
Combinaciones
- SP-1
- SP-10
- ST-36
For dysfunctional uterine bleeding
- REN-2 (join)
- ST-36
- SP-6
For spermatorrhea and impotence
- SP-6
- SP-9
For urinary tract infection
Moxa for one-sided testicular distention, and moxa for abdominal fullness radiating to the back
For acute pain with inability to urinate
- REN-6
- REN-8
Moxa for Collapse of Yang
For Wind dizziness with headache
For bodily Heat with intermittent headache
- LIV-14
- LU-11
For distention of the lateral costal region
For a sensation of heat and pain in the hypogastrium
For Running Piglet Qi in women
For hesitant, reddish urinary flow
For inability to urinate
For dark urine
For fecal incontinence
Notas
- It serves as a gateway to Source (Yuan) Qi.
- This point is of major importance.
- It is among the most powerful points for tonifying Qi and Blood and for strengthening body and mind.
- It is a key point for reinforcing both Kidney Yin and Kidney Yang.