REN-7 Yinjiao - Yin Crossing
More Spirit Names: Yin Junction, Yin Intersection, Cinnabar Field, Horizontal Door, Small Pass
| English: | Yin Intersection |
| Also Known As: | Shandy intersection Yin Crossing Yin Joining |
Location
- On the midline of the lower abdomen. 1 cun inferior to the umbilicus and 4 cun superior to the pubic symphysis
Needling
- Perpendicular insertion 0.8 to 1.5 cun.
- Puncture perpendicularly 0.8 to 1.2 cun.
- Moxibustion is applicable.
- Straight insertion 1 to 1.5 cun.
Command Functions
- Meeting Point of the Ren and Chong vessels the Kidney channel and the Pericardium and San Jiao channels
- Mu Point of the San Jiao in the Lower Jiao
Actions
- Regulates menstruation
- Benefits the lower abdomen
- Benefits the genital region
- Nourishes Yin
- Regulates the uterus
- Tonifies the Kidneys Regulates the Lower Jiao
- Clears Deficiency Heat
- Cools Heat in the Blood
- Resolves Dampness
- Resolves Damp-Heat
- Dries Dampness
- Dries Cold-Damp
- Regulates the Penetrating Vessel (Chong Mai)
Indications
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Combinations
| REN-5 | LIV-8 | |
Profuse uterine bleeding Infertility | Itching of the genitals | Hardness and pain in the lower abdomen that radiates to the genitals with inability to urinate |
Cracked and bleeding tongue |
Contraindications
- Use needling and moxibustion with caution during pregnancy.
Notes
- This points main function is to nourish Yin and regulate the uterus.
- It is frequently used in women during menopause to nourish Blood and Yin.
- It stimulates the testes and all sex hormones.
- It is the most potent point on the body for male impotence.
Five Elements Spirit Perspective
| Spirit of the Point | Yin Crossing is the area of uniting and intertwining, a reunion point for the Three Heater, Heart Protector, Kidney, Conception Vessel and Chong Mo. It nourishes the energy of the lower body, and as it harmonizes and warms that area and lifts it to where it belongs, it brings in the Heart's power and joyfulness. It gives the mind stability and an anchor, and it is an injection of yin. It blends the energies and weaves a Yin fabric that holds everything together. |
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| Worsley | Location: On the front midline, 1 ACI below the umbilicus. |
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From Class
- Ren-2 to Ren-7 (uterus/gonads); KI-11 Henggu (ovaries); KI-21: Ren-2–7 strongly associated with the uterus/gonads; KI-11 at the pubic bone important for ovarian function; Chong ends near KI-21 at the level of the Gao. (Rabinowitz)
- 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)