Guanyuan 关元 (CV4)
Guānyuán
| LOCATION | 3 cun below the centre of the umbilicus, on the anterior midline. |
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| INDICATIONS | Consumptive weakness, cold sensation in the lower abdomen, seminal emission, impotence, enuresis, amenorrhoea, dysmenorrhoea, diarrhoea, collapse. |
| ACTIONS | Tonifies original qi, strengthens the kidney, warms yang, regulates the uterus. |
| NEEDLING | Perpendicular insertion 0.8 to 1.2 cun. Empty the bladder before needling. |
| MOXIBUSTION | Moxa cone 5 to 10 cones; mild-warm moxibustion 15 to 20 minutes. A principal point for health-preserving moxibustion. |
| CAUTION | Contraindicated in pregnancy. |
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