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POINT: REN-6 (CONCEPTION VESSEL-6)  

NAME: QIHAI

English: Sea of Qi
Also Known As: Little Dantian

LOCATION:

  • On the midline of the lower abdomen, 1.5 cun inferior to the umbilicus and 3.5 cun superior to the pubic symphysis.

NEEDLING:

  • Perpendicular insertion 0.8 to 1.5 cun.
  • Caution: deep needling may penetrate the peritoneal cavity.
  • Puncture perpendicularly 0.8 to 1.2 cun.
  • Moxibustion is applicable.
  • Slanted insertion pointed downward 2 to 3 cun. Sensation: local distention and soreness, possibly extending into the genital region.
  • Caution: When the bladder is full, do not insert the needle too deeply.

COMMAND FUNCTIONS:

  • Hara point

ACTIONS:

  • Fosters Yuan Qi
  • Tonifies Qi
  • Tonifies the Kidneys
  • Fortifies Yang
  • Restores collapse of Yang
  • Regulates Qi functions
  • Regulates Qi Circulation
  • 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 pathways
  • Clears Deficiency Heat
  • Cools Blood Heat
  • Calms the fetus
  • Raises Middle Qi
  • Warms Cold
  • Expels urinary stones

INDICATIONS:

  • Zang Deficiency with Qi exhaustion
  • Yuan Qi Deficiency
  • Sudden collapse of Yang
  • Slow and minute pulse
  • Yin Deficiency with sudden collapse of Yang
  • Loss of consciousness from Windstroke
  • All kinds of chronic Qi diseases that do not respond to 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 Windstroke
  • Abandoned stroke
  • Abdominal pain
  • Severe abdominal pain
  • Enterorrhagia
  • Intestinal disorders
  • Sudden abdominal distention with dyspnea
  • General fatigue
  • Fright and fear and being unable to lie down
  • Nervous depression
  • Heart exhaustion
  • Slipped disc
  • Appendicitis
  • Chronic appendicitis
  • Polyuria
  • The five types of Lin (painful urinary dysfunction)
  • Duodenal ulcer
  • Vomiting all that one eats
  • Problems due to Blood clots
  • Profuse perspiration
  • Dyspnea and pulmonary problems
  • Sudden pain below the Heart
  • Emaciation in women
  • Asthma
  • Chilliness
  • Profuse clear urination
  • The feeling that everything is an effort
  • Lower Jiao wasting and thirsting
  • Menopausal syndrome
  • Forgetfulness
  • Stomach ache
  • Lochioschesis
  • Cold-predominant Bi
  • Vaginal prolapse
  • Gastric prolapse
  • Headache due to Kidney Qi Deficiency
  • Lack of coordination
  • Nagging heaviness
  • Impure thoughts
  • Acne
  • Impotence
  • Seminal emission
  • Nocturnal emission
  • Uterine prolapse
  • Rectal prolapse
  • Deficiency and Cold of the Lower Jiao
  • Inversion counter flow of the four limbs
  • Cold illness with a dark face
  • Diarrhea
  • Dysenteric disorder
  • White and turbid urine
  • Hesitant urination
  • Childhood enuresis
  • Urinary incontinence
  • Urinary incontinence in children
  • The seven kinds of Shan (hernia) disorder
  • Twisting pain of the umbilicus
  • Abdominal masses
  • Abdominal distention (swelling)
  • Pain and Cold sensations below the umbilicus
  • Retraction of the testicles
  • Retraction of the penis
  • Upward staring eyes
  • Sudden pain of the Heart
  • Lumbar pain
  • Epigastric pain
  • Red face
  • Dark, yellow urine
  • Metritis
  • Lower abdominal pain
  • Colic
  • Hard lumps in the lower abdomen
  • Infertility
  • Asthenia
  • Psychopathy
  • Insomnia
  • Sun stroke
  • Coma
  • Kidney pain in women
  • Intestinal paralysis
  • Male urinary problems
  • Nephritis
  • Underdevelopment in children
  • Yin symptoms with a red face
  • Syncope because the lower energy cannot rise to the top of the body
  • Running piglet Qi
  • Problems during menstruation occurring after coitus
  • Neurasthenia
  • Loose stools
  • Lack of will power
  • Loose stools with mucus
  • Restless fetus disorder due to Deficiency
  • Hypertension due to Yang Deficiency
  • Anxiety and palpitations due to Qi and Blood Deficiency
  • Scrotal pain or inflammation
  • Shock
  • Prolapse of the Bladder
  • Intestinal prolapse
  • Upper urinary tract stones
  • Cannot digest food
  • Hypotension
  • Fear
  • Isolation

COMBINATIONS:

REN-21
Xuanji

DU-4
Mingmen
UB-23
Shenshu
KI-2
Rangu

SP-6
Sanyinjiao

Distressed, rapid dyspnea

Impotence

White turbidity

Chronic seminal emission

Postpartum Blood clot pain

SP-6
Sanyinjiao
ST-27
Daju

REN-3
Zhongji
GB-26
Daimai
UB-23
Shenshu
SP-6
Sanyinjiao

UB-27
Xiaochangshu

Palpitations and insomnia

irregular menstruation

Dysmenorrhea

REN-4
Guanyuan
PC-5
Jianshi
UB-30
Baihuanshu
GB-26
Daimai
SP-6
Sanyinjiao

PC-6
Neiguan
ST-25
Tianshu
ST-44
Neiting
SP-1
Yinbai
KI-6
Zhaohai

REN-12
Zhongwan
ST-36
Zusanli

Red and white vaginal discharge

Bloody dysenteric disorder

Hemafecia

REN-4
Guanyuan
UB-54
Zhibian
UB-48
Yanggang

REN-4
Guanyuan
KI-3
Taixi
KI-10
Yingu
UB-23
Shenshu
UB-28
Pangguangshu

SP-6
Sanyinjiao
SP-9
Yinlingquan
KI-10
Yingu
PC-7
Daling

Red and hesitant urinary flow

Dark urine

Obstructed urination

LIV-1
Dadun
or
SP-10
Xuehai

REN-9
Shuifen
REN-8
Shenque

REN-3
Zhongji
SP-6
Sanyinjiao

The five types of painful urinary dysfunction

Periumbilical pain

Dysmenorrhea

REN-4
Guanyuan
DU-2
Yaoshu

UB-40
Weizhong

GB-34
Yanglingquan

Incontinence

Qi Deficiency

Moves Qi and relieves pain and distention in the lower abdomen

CONTRAINDICATIONS:

  • Contraindicated during pregnancy.

NOTES:

  • This point as well as REN-4 Guanyuan is known as Dantian (Cinnabar Field).
  • This point is used when one is bogged down in negativity, who have given up on life.
  • This is one of the most important points for tonification.
  • This is a major point for reinforcing the Kidneys, especially Kidney Yang.
  • This point is the center of energy for the whole body.
  • Moxa is used most often.