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REN-9

Shuifen

Water Separation

Autres nomsWater Divide · Water Part · Water Division · Water Balancer · Portion of Liquids · Water Distribution

Méridien
Ren Mai
Classification
Point de croisement

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Localisation

  1. 01On the midline, 1 cun above the navel.
  2. 02Directly 1 cun above the umbilicus.
  3. 03On the abdominal midline, 2 cun superior to the navel and 7 cun inferior to the sternocostal angle.

Puncture

  1. 01Insert straight in, 1-1.5 cun.
  2. 02Needle perpendicularly, 0.5-1 cun deep.
  3. 03Moxibustion may also be applied.
  4. 04Insert perpendicularly to a depth of 0.8-1.5 cun.
  5. 05Caution: deep insertion in thin patients risks penetrating the peritoneal cavity.

Fonctions du point

Reunion point of the REN and Lung channels

Actions

  • Regulates the Spleen, Stomach, and Small Intestine
  • Warms Cold
  • Regulates the water pathways
  • Resolves Dampness
  • Promotes fluid transformation
  • Treats edema
  • Harmonizes the Intestines
  • Dispels accumulation

Indications

  • Nephritis
  • Ascites
  • Edema
  • Anorexia
  • Borborygmus
  • Abdominal pain
  • Cold and swelling
  • Nausea
  • Vomiting
  • Sweating
  • Band-like pain encircling the navel
  • Drum-like distention
  • Distention of Stomach and Intestines from Cold or Deficiency
  • Umbilical pain affecting the Heart
  • Hernia
  • Enteritis
  • Stiffness and contracture of the lumbar region and spine
  • Rectal prolapse
  • Epistaxis
  • Water-type diseases
  • Vomiting after meals
  • Swollen, hard abdomen
  • Delayed closure of the fontanelle
  • Tetany
  • Cold around the navel
  • Pain around the navel
  • Diarrhea
  • Urinary retention
  • Dysuria
  • Lower back pain
  • Palpitations
  • Lower-limb edema
  • Stomach dilation
  • Distended, hard abdomen
  • Abdominal spasms
  • Tympanites
  • Cholera
  • Sudden nosebleed
  • Chronic gastric cancer
  • Chronic intestinal lesions
  • Sudden sinking of the anterior fontanelle in children
  • Cramps
  • Sunken fontanelle
  • Lack of appetite
  • Acid regurgitation
  • Sudden turmoil disorder accompanied by cramps
  • Pain around the navel that surges upward to the Heart, causing breathing difficulty
  • Contracted sinews

Précautions

  • Do not needle in patients with ascites.
  • Avoid moxibustion during pregnancy.
  • Some sources hold that this point should only be warmed with moxa, never needled.

Associations

  • For edema

  • For edema around the navel

  • For abdominal edema with drum-like distention

  • For spasmodic pain in the hypogastrium

  • For pain around the navel

  • For pain around the navel

Notes

  • It is a key point for cases involving Dampness, Phlegm, or edema.
  • Apply it when the Bladder and Kidneys cannot be brought into harmony.
  • It benefits internal secretions generally.
  • It supports fluidity of both mind and limbs.
  • It helps balance the endocrine and lymphatic systems.
  • This is the body's principal point for controlling water.
  • It sits just above the site where the Small Intestine separates the pure from the turbid.

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