KI-13 Qixue - Door of Infants

More Spirit Names: Qi Hole

English:	Qi Cave
Also Known As:	Qi's Orifice Qi Hole Door of Infants

Location

On the lower abdomen, 3 cun below the umbilicus, 0.5 cun lateral to REN-4 Guanyuan.
On the lower abdomen, 3 cun below the umbilicus, 2 cun superior to the superior border of the symphysis pubis, 0.5 cun lateral to REN-4 Guanyuan.

Puncture perpendicularly 0.5 to 1 cun.
Moxibustion is applicable.
Straight insertion 1 to 1.5 cun.
Caution: deep insertion will penetrate a full Bladder which should therefore be emptied before treatment.

UB-23
Shenshu
REN-6
Qihai
SP-6
Sanyinjiao
SP-5
Shangqiu

Irregular menstruation

Infertility

Spirit of the Point	Water's great gift is life itself; its power lies in regenerating and bringing vitality. This point is Water, the Kidney, where the ancestral seeds and energy come from. Mentally, it helps new ideas to be born and brings warmth and a rebirth of spirit.
Worsley	Opens us gently to the seeds of wisdom and innocence, so that everything we do is permeated with the freshness and freedom of each moment and life becomes an adventure. We explore how every moment is reborn, coming to know, savor and live the creative union of earthly experience and heavenly presence. Worsley calls it a Centre of Energy. Location: 1½ ACI from the abdominal midline and 3 ACI below the umbilicus level, beside REN-4. Needle depth: 5-10 fen Moxa: 5-10 cones
When to Consider	When the person thinks there is no hope left in their life and happiness will never return When new ideas need to be born, and the spirit needs warmth and rebirth For anyone struggling to conceive When someone feels their system and spirit are rusty and they need more stamina When there is anxiety and emotional turmoil For unnecessary hesitation
Combinations	KI-11 Transverse Bone or KI-12 Great Brightness with KI-13: reinforces the action of either
Notes	Meeting point of the Chong Mai with the Kidney meridian Good for infertility: it lies right over the ovaries

KI-13 Qixue (Qi Cave / Door of the Infant): Cavern of creation where life reorganizes from within; reproductive energies that shape a fetus can reshape a life. (Lewis)
KI-19 Yindu & KI-13 Qixue (key Chong points): Traditionally only KI-19 was believed to really affect the Chong; below the navel KI-13 was the major point. (Yuen)
Chakra-level point pairs: Chakra-level pairs: root Ren-1/Du-1 (survival); second Ren-4 to Ren-6, Du-4, KI-13 (sexuality); Ren-8 with ST-25, KI-16; Ren-17 with KI-23, ST-17.
Ritual treatments month 6: Link KI-12 to KI-15 with Ren-8 around KI-13; anoint with rose and lavender; figure-eight LU-1 and LV-14; Ren Shen with Huang Qin; Sheng Ma lifts; ST-36 with Du-20. (Lewis)