REN-15 Jiuwei - Dove Tail
More Spirit Names: Turtledove Tail, Spirit Mansion, Spirit Treasury, Palace of Shen, Tail Screen
| English: | Turtledove Tail |
| Also Known As: | Wild Pigeon's Tail Dove Tail |
Location
- 7 cun directly above the navel, 0.5 cun below the xiphoid process.
- On the anterior midline, 1 cun below the xiphosternal synchondrosis.
Note: locate this point in the supine position with the arms uplifted. - 7 cun superior to the umbilicus on the anterior midline.
- On the midline, 7 cun above the umbilicus and 1 cun below the sternalcostal angle.
Note: many sources locate this point below the tip of the xiphoid process. The xiphoid process varies considerably in length, however, and this point may be on the xiphoid process itself.
Needling
- Slanted insertion, pointed slightly downward, 1 cun.
- Puncture obliquely downwards0.4 to 0.6 cun.
- Moxibustion is applicable.
- Oblique insertion directed inferiorly, 0.5 to 1 cun.
- Caution: deep insertion, especially in thin patients, may damage the left lobe of the Liver or the Heart if either is enlarged. Oblique superior insertion in contraindicated.
Command Functions
- Luo-Connecting point
- Yuan-Source point of the five Yin organs
Actions
- Regulates the Heart
- Calms the Shen
- Descends Lung Qi
- Unbinds the chest
- Benefits Yuan Qi
Indications
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Combinations
| DU-20 | ||
The five types of epilepsy | Coughing and spitting blood | Prolapse of the rectum (moxa both points for children) Dysenteric disorder |
| GB-6 | ||
Febrile disease with one-sided headache |
Contraindications
- According to several classical texts, moxibustion is forbidden on this point.
- Oblique superior insertion.
Notes
- This is a very important and powerful point to calm the Mind.
- This point stimulates the pituitary gland.
- This point can be used to stop smoking.
- Ren Luo vessel: Descends from REN-15 and spreads over the abdomen. Symptoms of the Ren Luo: Distending pain and itching of the skin of the abdomen.
Five Elements Spirit Perspective
| Spirit of the Point | Dove Tail strengthens the Heart Protector. You see that the person needs protection; there's a lot coming at the Heart Protector, and this point really gives it strength. It is similar to Great Deficiency but more related to the Heart Protector, when a person's issue is loss or deception rather than an issue of the Heart. After deep meditation, it helps the spirit land gently, like a dove soaring between the worlds. A juicy, filling point that nourishes the Yin Organs, it soothes and calms the mind and touches the spirit of the Heart Protector when the person feels shattered and broken. |
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| Worsley |
Location: On the front midline below the xiphoid process tip, 7 ACI above the umbilicus. |
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From Class
- SI-7, SJ-5, SJ-6, ST-40, Ren-15, BL-58, LI-6, GB-37, LV-5, Du-1 (luo complements): Luo complements: SI-7 endocarditis heat; SJ-6 toxic heat; SJ-5 wind-damp bi; BL-58 heart-attack prodrome; LI-6 edema; ST-40/Ren-15 phlegm; GB-37; LV-5, Du-1 rectification. (Gioioso)
- KI-16, Ren-15, BL-43 (Gaohuang): KI-16 is the root of the gaohuang, Ren-15 its source point (Worsley: a pericardium mu with Ren-17); BL-43 is the pericardium's outer point.
- LV-1 moxa & Ren-15 (wind-stroke, drooling): Stroke/coma with drooling: moxa LV-1 ('returning the light') with Ren-15 and bleeding technique to restore consciousness and resuscitate yang. (Gioioso)
- Ren-14 / Ren-15 (solar plexus): Mu points of the heart but below the diaphragm — transition from being embedded in the unconscious to joining the 'membership collective'; superego/shoulds.
- Ren-14/15 and GB-24 as body signs: Where a belief is felt guides points/herbs: e.g. 'screwdriver' at Ren-14/15, sausage-like distension at GB-24.
- Ren-15 Jiuwei area (Wei Ke technique): Wei Ke: treat the ancestral sinew below the xiphoid — connect, tweak, dilate, expand and descend the diaphragm toward KI-21 with breath, oblique chiseling insertion. (Yuen)
- Ren-15 Jiuwei — source of the Gao: Ling Shu ch.1: the source of the Gao comes out at Jiuwei (Ren-15, Dove's Tail) — a yuan-level access point. (Rabinowitz)
- 2nd month: HT-6, Ren-15 (Gao), Ren-6 (Huang), BL-43, SP-8: Month 2: HT-6; Ren-15 (Gao), Ren-6 (Huang), BL-43 releases scapular heat, SP-8 governs the Bao; herbs Huang Lian, Qian Shi, Tu Si Zi, Xu Duan. (Lewis)
- Horizontal 'chakra' levels: ankles, knees, hips/groin, Ren-1, Ren-8, Ren-12, Ren-15, Ren-17, Ren-22, Yintang, Du-20: Levels where repression shows as tightness/symptoms; treat with Ren and Du points at that level plus Chong (KI/ST channel) points, and inner/outer bladder line points.
- Ren Mai & Du Mai as final reservoirs of the luo system: Du-1 and Ren-15 (luo points of Du and Ren) mirror Batson's venous plexus; Ren and Du hold our deepest karmic patterns underlying chronic illness. (Lewis)
- Luo oils: myrrh/frankincense for fullness, parsley for emptiness: For latency/empty luo combine parsley with hyssop and apply to LU-9, BL-13, GB-37, Ren-15, SP-21; luo channels give an avenue to reduce in cancer. (Yuen)
- Epilepsy: release stuck vertebrae; 'Du points of the Ren' to anchor yang: Palpate for stuck vertebrae; anchor yang with Ren-24, Ren-15, Ren-12, Ren-7, Ren-4; open Du with SI-3 plus BL-62, BL-63, BL-64. (Gioioso)
- Postnatal depression — Heart-Blood deficiency points: HT-5, HT-7, Ren-14, Ren-15, BL-15, LV-8, Du-20, Ren-4, ST-36, SP-6, Du-19, PC-6; reinforcing (Du-19 even); moxa applicable. (Maciocia)