Base de connaissancesPoints d’acupuncture
REN-6
Qihai
Sea of *Qi*
Autres nomsLittle *Dantian*
- Méridien
- Ren Mai
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Localisation
On the lower abdomen's midline, 1.5 cun below the navel and 3.5 cun above the pubic symphysis.
Puncture
- 01Perpendicular insertion, 0.8 to 1.5 cun.
- 02Caution: inserting too deeply may puncture the peritoneal cavity.
- 03Insert perpendicularly, 0.8 to 1.2 cun.
- 04Moxibustion may be used.
- 05Angled insertion directed downward, 2 to 3 cun, producing local distention and soreness that may extend to the genital region.
- 06Caution: Do not insert too deeply when the Bladder is full.
Fonctions du point
Hara point
Actions
- Nourishes Yuan Qi
- Tonifies Qi
- Tonifies the Kidneys
- Strengthens Yang
- Restores Collapse of Yang
- Regulates Qi function
- Regulates the circulation of Qi
- Harmonizes the Blood
- Dispels Dampness
- Dispels Damp-Heat
- Dries Cold-Damp
- Tonifies the body
- Prolongs life
- Enriches Yin
- Regulates the REN channel
- Regulates menstruation
- Regulates the Lower Jiao
- Regulates the water passages
- Clears Deficiency Heat
- Cools Blood Heat
- Calms the fetus
- Raises Middle Qi
- Warms Cold
- Expels urinary stones
Indications
- Zang-organ Deficiency with Qi exhaustion
- Yuan Qi Deficiency
- Sudden Collapse of Yang
- A slow, minute pulse
- Yin Deficiency with sudden Collapse of Yang
- Loss of consciousness from Windstroke
- Chronic Qi disorders of every kind that resist treatment
- Emaciation of the muscles and body
- Feebleness and weakness of the muscles
- Failure of the fontanel to close in babies
- Upward attack of the Qi of the five Zang
- Uterine bleeding
- Persistent flow of lochia
- Postpartum bleeding
- Irregular menstruation
- Dysmenorrhea
- Red and white vaginal discharge
- Infertility
- Constipation
- Dyspnea
- Edema
- Shortness of breath
- Weakness of the four limbs
- Excessive uterine bleeding
- Atony of the Bladder sphincter
- Flaccid-type Windstroke
- Abandoned-type stroke
- Abdominal pain
- Severe abdominal pain
- Enterorrhagia
- Intestinal disorders
- Sudden abdominal distention with dyspnea
- General fatigue
- Fright and fear with inability to lie down
- Nervous depression
- Heart exhaustion
- Slipped disc
- Appendicitis
- Chronic appendicitis
- Polyuria
- The five types of Lin (painful urinary dysfunction)
- Duodenal ulcer
- Vomiting everything eaten
- Problems due to Blood clots
- Profuse sweating
- Dyspnea and pulmonary problems
- Sudden pain below the Heart
- Emaciation in women
- Asthma
- Chilliness
- Profuse clear urination
- The feeling that everything requires great effort
- Wasting-and-thirsting of the Lower Jiao
- Menopausal syndrome
- Forgetfulness
- Stomach ache
- Lochioschesis
- Cold-predominant Bi
- Vaginal prolapse
- Gastric prolapse
- Headache from Kidney Qi Deficiency
- Poor coordination
- A nagging sense of heaviness
- Impure thoughts
- Acne
- Impotence
- Seminal emission
- Nocturnal emission
- Uterine prolapse
- Rectal prolapse
- Deficiency and Cold of the Lower Jiao
- Reversal (counterflow) cold of the four limbs
- Cold-type illness with a dark complexion
- Diarrhea
- Dysenteric disorder
- Turbid, whitish urine
- Hesitant urination
- Childhood enuresis
- Urinary incontinence
- Urinary incontinence in children
- The seven kinds of Shan (hernia) disorder
- Twisting pain at the navel
- Abdominal masses
- Abdominal distention (swelling)
- Pain and Cold sensation below the navel
- Retracted testicles
- Retracted penis
- Upward-staring eyes
- Sudden Heart pain
- Lumbar pain
- Epigastric pain
- Red face
- Dark yellow urine
- Metritis
- Lower abdominal pain
- Colic
- Hard lumps in the lower abdomen
- Infertility
- Asthenia
- Psychopathy
- Insomnia
- Heatstroke
- Coma
- Kidney pain in women
- Intestinal paralysis
- Urinary problems in men
- Nephritis
- Developmental delay in children
- Yin-pattern symptoms with a red face
- Syncope from the lower energy's failure to rise to the top of the body
- Running Piglet Qi
- Menstrual problems occurring after intercourse
- Neurasthenia
- Loose stools
- Lack of willpower
- Loose, mucus-laden stools
- Restless fetus disorder due to Deficiency
- Hypertension from Yang Deficiency
- Anxiety and palpitations from Qi and Blood Deficiency
- Scrotal pain or inflammation
- Shock
- Bladder prolapse
- Intestinal prolapse
- Upper urinary tract stones
- Inability to digest food
- Hypotension
- Fear
- Isolation
Précautions
Contraindicated during pregnancy.
Associations
For distressing, rapid dyspnea
For impotence
- SP-6
For white turbidity, chronic seminal emission, and postpartum pain from Blood clots
- SP-6
- ST-27
For palpitations and insomnia
For irregular menstruation
For dysmenorrhea
For red-and-white vaginal discharge
For bloody dysenteric disorder
- REN-12
- ST-36
For hemafecia
For hesitant, reddish urinary flow
For dark urine
For obstructed urination
For the five types of painful urinary dysfunction
- REN-9
- REN-8
For periumbilical pain
- REN-3
- SP-6
For dysmenorrhea
For incontinence
For Qi Deficiency
Moves Qi and relieves lower-abdominal pain and distention
Notes
- Along with REN-4 Guanyuan, this point is known as Dantian (Cinnabar Field).
- It is used for those weighed down by negativity, who have given up on life.
- It is among the most important points for tonification.
- It is a key point for reinforcing the Kidneys, particularly Kidney Yang.
- It serves as the body's overall center of energy.
- Moxibustion is the method most commonly used here.