KI-14 Siman - Four Full

More Spirit Names: Fourfold Fullness, Marrow Mansion

English:	Four Fullness
Also Known As:	Four Full

Location

• 2 cun below the umbilicus, 0.5 cun lateral to REN-5 Shimen.
• On the lower abdomen, 2 cun below the umbilicus, 3 cun Superior to the superior border of the symphysis pubis, 0.5 cun ;ateral to the midline (REN-5 Shimen).

Needling

• Puncture perpendicularly 0.5 to 1 cun.
• Moxibustion is applicable.
• Straight insertion 1 to 1.5 cun.
• Caution: deep needling may penetrate the peritoneal cavity.

Command Functions

• Meeting point of the Chong channel.

Actions

• Benefits the Lower Jiao
• Alleviates pain
• Regulates Qi
• Moves Blood Stasis
• Regulates the water passages
• Promotes urination
• Regulates the Uterus and menstruation

Indications

Abdominal pain and distention Diarrhea Nocturnal emission Irregular menstruation Dysmenorrhea Postpartum abdominal pain Uterine bleeding Malign Blood with acute pain Accumulated Cold in the uterus Infertility Retention of lochia White, turbid urethral discharge Pain of both lateral costal regions Redness and pain of the inner canthus

Leukorrhea Sterility Urinary tract infection Lower abdominal pain and distention Shan disorder Cutting pain below the umbilicus Stone edema of the upper abdomen Edema Running piglet Qi Pain of the Kidneys Dysenteric disorder Water in the Large Intestine Constipation Cold shivering Seminal emission

Combinations

KI-2 Rangu ST-30 Qichong LIV-13 Zhangmen	KI-2 Rangu	KI-18 Shiguan
Stone edema of the upper abdomen (moxa all points)	Stone edema of the upper abdomen	Malign Blood in the uterus Internal counterflow fullness and pain

Contraindications

Notes

• The term malign Blood refers to Blood that has left the vessels and which pools and stagnates.
• The name refers to a feeling of fullness in the lower abdomen that radiates in four directions.
• Compared with KI-12, used locally for male spermatorrhea, KI-14 is the local choice for irregular menstruation of Excess type in women.