REN-9 Shuifen - Water Division

More Spirit Names: Water Divide, Water Separation, Divided Waters, Central Guard

English:	Water Separation
Also Known As:	Water Divide Water Part Water Division Water Balancer Portion of Liquids Water Distribution

Location

1 cun superior to the umbilicus on the midline.
1 cun directly above the navel.
On the midline of the abdomen, 2 cun above the umbilicus and 7 cun below the sternocostal angle. (Secondary source)

KI-7 Fuliu	SP-9 Yinlingquan	REN-11 Jianli
Edema	Edema around the umbilical region	Edema of the abdomen with drum-like distention
REN-5 Shimen	REN-8 Shenque REN-6 Qihai	REN-8 Shenque LIV-4 Zhongfeng
Spasmodic pain of the hypogastrium	Periumbilical pain	Periumbilical pain
LIV-4 Zhongfeng LIV-8 Ququan	SP-8 Diji SP-9 Yinlingquan KI-21 Youmen UB-27 Xiaochangshu
Pain of the umbilical region	No pleasure in eating

This is a very important point to use whenever there is Dampness, Phlegm or edema.
Use this point when you can't harmonize the Bladder and Kidneys.
It is good for all Internal secretions.
It is good for the fluidity of the mind and of the limbs.
It balances the endocrine and lymphatic systems.
This is the main water control point in the body.
It is located just above where the Small Intestine separates the pure from the turbid.
REN-9, ST-28 and UB-39 are key points for water metabolism.

Spirit of the Point	Water Division works with the Small Intestine to sort fluids from solids and pure from impure. It helps balance every secretion, fluid and hormone; don't confine it to water, since it balances secretions on all levels. It gives fluidity to the mind and body and is good for separating the clear from the unclear, the appropriate from the inappropriate.
Worsley	Location: On the front midline, 1 ACI above the umbilicus. Needle depth: 5 fen Moxa: 5-15 cones
When to Consider	When people are running on high and cannot slow down When a person cannot separate the appropriate from the inappropriate When the mind and spirit need help moving easily between one state or thought and the next When you have worked on the Bladder and Kidney for a while and somehow the patient still won't come into balance When a person is dried up in spirit When there is movement in one part of body, mind and spirit and not in another When things need washing away or a stagnation needs breaking up; use moxa to break the ice and reach the reservoir Especially for a Water CF when the Kidney and Bladder won't hold securely When the mind is stuck, or rambles on and on When the person says, "It's as if I'm cut in two"
Notes	Junction point for the whole of body, mind and spirit Where there is chaos already, it creates more turbulence Learn whether to supply or drain: Water may be damming up from lack of energy to carry it on, or from too much coming in

Edema of pregnancy (Zi Zhong): SJ-6, BL-20, Ren-9, Ren-11, Ren-12, ST-36, SP-3, KI-7, ST-21, BL-22: Yi Zhi Ren with Shen Ling Bai Zhu San for weak Spleen; Li Yu Tang (carp, Bai Zhu, Fu Ling, Dang Gui, Bai Shao, Sheng Jiang). (Lewis)
Ren-9 Shuifen — 7 thrusts downward: Needle toward the feet with seven thrusts (pull up slowly, push down quickly) to increase fluid elimination; directed upward it retains fluid.