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POINT: REN-3 (CONCEPTION VESSEL-3)  

NAME: ZHONGJI

English: Middle Pole
Also Known As: Yuan Barrier
Central Pole
Utmost Middle
Middle Summit
Middle Extremity

LOCATION:

  • On the midline of the lower abdomen, 4 cun inferior to the umbilicus and 1 cun superior to the pubic symphysis
  • 4 cun directly below the navel

NEEDLING:

  • Perpendicular insertion, 0.5 to 1 cun.
  • Caution: Deep insertion will penetrate a full Bladder which should therefore be emptied before treatment.
  • Moxibustion is applicable.
  • Straight insertion 1 to 2 cun. Sensation: local distention and soreness possibly extending into the genital region

COMMAND FUNCTIONS:

  • Front-Mu point of the Bladder
  • Meeting point of The REN channel with the Spleen, Liver, Small Intestine, Bladder, Gall Bladder, San Jiao and Kidney channels

ACTIONS:

  • Benefits the Bladder
  • Regulates Qi transformation
  • Drains Damp-Heat (from the Bladder, uterus and genitals)
  • Drains Dampness
  • Treats leukorrhea
  • Benefits the uterus
  • Regulates menstruation
  • Dispels Stagnation
  • Benefits the Lower Jiao
  • Fortifies the Kidneys
  • Promotes urination
  • Assists the transforming function of Qi

INDICATIONS:

  • Severe pain of the lower abdomen
  • Retention of urine during pregnancy
  • Frequent urination
  • Dark urine
  • Scanty urination
  • Copious urination
  • Urethral pain
  • The five types of painful urinary dysfunction
  • Edema
  • Masses below the umbilicus
  • Severe twisting pain below the umbilicus
  • The seven kinds of Shan disorder
  • Cold sensations of the lower abdomen
  • Heat sensations of the abdomen
  • Sudden severe pain of the lower abdomen and back
  • Accumulation of Cold Qi rising to invade the Heart
  • Running piglet Qi rising to the Heart causing inability to breathe
  • Loss of consciousness
  • Swelling of the External genital region
  • Anorexia
  • Skinniness
  • Enuresis
  • Vaginal discharge
  • Leukorrhea
  • Red and white vaginal discharge
  • Hernia
  • Vaginitis
  • Urethritis
  • Sciatica
  • Ascites
  • Urinary incontinence
  • Urinary tract infection
  • Lassitude
  • Difficult menstruation
  • Impotence
  • Body generally weak and fatigued
  • Menstrual disorders
  • Uterine bleeding
  • Urinary disorders in women
  • Gonorrhea
  • Anuria
  • Uterine spasms
  • Paralysis of the urethral sphincter
  • Placenta does not descend
  • Displacement of the womb
  • Pruritis vulva
  • Lower abdominal pain
  • Sciatica
  • Yang Deficiency
  • Debauchery
  • Yin sweat, nocturnal and not salty
  • Rectal prolapse
  • Heat and eating up of the genital region
  • Genital itching with Heat sensation
  • Genital pain
  • Red and white leukorrhea
  • Seminal emission
  • Seminal emission with dreams
  • Pain and swelling of the cervix
  • Pain and swelling of the vulva
  • Infertility
  • Irregular menstruation
  • Amenorrhea
  • Menorrhagia
  • Uterine prolapse
  • Abdominal masses
  • Retention of the placenta
  • Retention of the lochia
  • Retention of the fetus
  • Persistent flow of the lochia
  • Black blood not evacuated after childbirth
  • Lumbar pain
  • Yang Qi Deficiency
  • Yuan Qi Deficiency
  • Uterine deviation causing sterility
  • Urinary urgency
  • Dysuria
  • Hunger with inability to eat
  • Heat in the lower abdomen
  • Sterility
  • Alternating chills and fever
  • Orchitis
  • Morbid leukorrhea
  • Nephritis
  • Pelveoperitonitis
  • Pelvic inflammatory disease
  • Uterine fibroids
  • Collapsing syndrome
  • Prostatitis
  • Urinary tract stones
  • Vaginal prolapse
  • Fainting
  • Prostatitis
  • Poor genital Blood circulation in women causing pains in the external genitals with dysuria and passing clots
  • Urinary retention with bleeding
  • Premature ejaculation
  • Sterility in men due to lack of sperm
  • Lack of virility
  • Endometritis
  • Salpingitis
  • Icy cold sensation in the lower abdomen in women
  • Cadaveric syncope
  • Asthenia
  • General fatigue
  • Disorders due to sexual intercourse during menstruation

COMBINATIONS:

REN-2
Qugu
REN-4
Guanyuan
REN-5
Shimen
SP-6
Sanyinjiao

LIV-5
Ligou
SP-7
Lougu
UB-36
Chengfu
UB-67
Zhiyin

UB-67
Zhiyin
LIV-8
Ququan

Inability to urinate

Difficult urination

Seminal emission

Seminal emission

KI-3
Taixi
LU-10
Yuji
SP-6
Sanyinjiao

REN-1
Huiyin
SP-6
Sanyinjiao

M-CA-18
Zigong

Pain of the penis

Sudden redness, swelling and pain of the vagina

Infertility

Uterine bleeding

REN-5
Shimen
M-CA-18
Zigong
UB-23
Shenshu

SP-6
Sanyinjiao
GB-26
Daimai
REN-6
Qihai
UB-23
Shenshu

SP-6
Sanyinjiao
GB-41
Zulinqi

Ceaseless uterine bleeding

Irregular menstruation

Inhibited menstruation

SP-5
Shangqiu

SP-6
Sanyinjiao

or

GB-21
Jianjing

or

SP-6
Sanyinjiao
GB-21
Jianjing

ST-25
Tianshu
REN-12
Zhongwan

Infertility

Retention of the placenta

Ceaseless diarrhea

REN-2
Qugu
KI-5
Shuiquan
REN-9
Shuifen
SP-6
Sanyinjiao
GB-39 joined to KI-7
Xuanzhong joined to Fuliu

KI-11
Henggu
SP-9
Yinlingquan

SP-9
Yinlingquan
SP-6
Sanyinjiao

Ascites due to rheumatic Heart disease

Spermatorrhea, impotence and premature ejaculation

Enuresis

SP-6
Sanyinjiao
M-CA-18
Zigong

UB-23
Shenshu
LI-4
Hegu
SP-6
Sanyinjiao

 

Irregular menstruation

Amenorrhea

 

CONTRAINDICATIONS:

  • Contraindicated during pregnancy.
  • Do not use this point if there is a major imbalance in the pulses.

NOTES:

  • This point is generally favored for Excess conditions while REN-4 Guanyuan is favored for Deficiency conditions.
  • This point is also indicated for edema.
  • This is a heavy duty moxa point.
  • This is a general local point for Bladder disorders and specifically assists the transforming functions of Qi. It aids in transforming Body Fluids into urine.
  • This is a very powerful point for the testes and pancreas.
  • It is good for yo-yoing pulses.