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Base de connaissancesPoints d’acupuncture

REN-1

Huiyin

Meeting of *Yin*

Autres nomsPerineum

Méridien
Ren Mai
Classification
Point de croisement, Point fantôme

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Localisation

In the perineum, halfway between the anus and the scrotum in men, or between the anus and the posterior labial commissure in women.

Puncture

  1. 01Insert perpendicularly, 0.5 to 1.2 cun.
  2. 02Needle straight in, 0.5 to 1 cun.
  3. 03Moxibustion may be used.
  4. 04Perpendicular insertion, 1 to 1.5 cun.

Fonctions du point

  • Meeting point with the Chong and DU channels
  • Beginning point of the Ren, Chong and DU channels
  • Sun Si-miao Ghost Point

Actions

  • Harmonizes the anterior and posterior Yin
  • Eliminates Damp-Heat
  • Settles the Shen
  • Aids resuscitation
  • Restores consciousness after drowning
  • Nourishes Yin
  • Benefits Jing

Indications

  • Difficulty urinating
  • Difficulty with bowel movements
  • Seminal emission
  • Impotence
  • Disorders of the genitals
  • Genital sweating
  • Pain in the glans penis
  • Coldness of the glans penis
  • Testicular swelling
  • Vaginal swelling and pain
  • Rectal prolapse
  • Hemorrhoids
  • Anal pain
  • Urethral pain
  • Burning sensation in the urethra
  • Perineal itching and pain
  • Shan disorder
  • Hysteria
  • Insanity
  • Melancholia
  • Enuresis
  • Scrotal itching
  • Erosion of the anal area
  • Coma
  • Suffocation from drowning (expels water from the Lungs)
  • Manic depression
  • Amenorrhea
  • Menstrual irregularity
  • Uterine prolapse
  • Pain in the abdominal skin
  • Itching of the abdominal skin
  • Hernia
  • Vaginal prolapse
  • Genital pain
  • Perineal pain
  • Prostatitis
  • Dysuria
  • Urinary retention
  • Night sweats
  • Constipation
  • Vaginitis
  • Pruritis vulva
  • Vaginal discharge
  • Urethritis
  • Catatonia

Précautions

  • Avoid during pregnancy.
  • Some classical texts prohibit needling this point.

Notes

  • This point sits directly opposite DU-20 Baihui.
  • A few sources regard it as the Luo-Connecting point of the REN channel.
  • One source calls it the master point of the entire body.
  • It is considered one of the strongest points on the REN channel.