Chongmen

1. 01Situated 3.5 cun lateral to REN-2 Qugu, just lateral to the femoral artery.
2. 02Note: Locate the femoral artery by palpation, a little more than a hand's breadth lateral to the midline at the upper border of the pubic symphysis; the point sits in the hollow just lateral to that pulse.
3. 03Above the lateral end of the inguinal crease and lateral to the pulsating external iliac artery, level with the upper border of the symphysis pubis, 3.5 cun from REN-2 Qugu.
4. 04In the groin at the upper edge of the pubic symphysis, 3.5 cun lateral to REN-2 Qugu.

1. 01Needle straight in, 0.5–1 cun.
2. 02Caution: Needling too deep medially risks the femoral artery, while too deep laterally risks the femoral nerve.
3. 03Insert perpendicularly to a depth of 0.5–1 cun, taking care not to puncture the artery.
4. 04Moxa may be used.
5. 05Insert straight in, 1–1.5 cun.

Meeting point of the Spleen and Liver channels with the Yin Qiao Mai

• ·Moves the Blood
• ·Moves Qi
• ·Relieves pain
• ·Eliminates Dampness
• ·Clears Heat
• ·Promotes urination
• ·Frees the channel of obstruction
• ·Nourishes Yin

• ·Abdominal pain
• ·Fullness and cold sensation in the abdomen
• ·Abdominal masses
• ·Shan disorder
• ·Painful hemorrhoids
• ·Fetal Qi surging upward to the Heart, causing breathing difficulty
• ·Difficulty lactating
• ·Hernia pain
• ·Orchitis
• ·Edema during pregnancy
• ·Difficulty urinating
• ·Urinary retention
• ·Painful urinary dysfunction
• ·Leukorrhea
• ·Sudden turmoil disorder
• ·Bodily Heat
• ·Atrophy disorder
• ·Bi syndrome affecting the lower limbs
• ·Endometritis
• ·Hip Bi with pain radiating to the groin
• ·Endometriosis

• ·In late pregnancy it is common for fetal Qi to surge up toward the Heart, producing distention, pain and fullness in the abdomen and chest.
• ·The point nourishes Yin and is suited to Kidney Yin Deficiency.