Ren-6

Ren-6

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After 1st monthAcupuncture
Element
English
Sea of Qi
Name
氣海
Transliteration
Qihai
Special Point
Spirit PointKey Point
Indications
promotes good health original qi qi kidneys yang collapse blood
Kinesiology
Key point for qi key point for accessing Dantian or hara centre consciousness vitality feebleness menstruation constipation impotence abdominal pain
Channel Psychology
Ki: I am afraid of success and/or failure, Ki: I have the will to succeed
Point Psychology
Lack of will power and a feeling that everything is an effort
Symptoms
Yin organ deficiency with qi exhaustion, original qi deficiency, sudden collapse of yang, loss of consciousness, all kinds of chronic qi disease that do not respond to treatment, excessive weight loss of the muscles and body, feebleness and weakness of the muscles, failure of the fontanelle to close in babies, impotence, seminal emission, prolapse of the uterus, prolapse of the rectum, deficiency and cold of the lower third of body, diarrhoea, inflamed colon, white and turbid urine, dark urine, hesitant urination, childhood incontinence, uterine bleeding, persistent flow of lochia, postpartum bleeding, irregular menstruation, painful & difficult menstruation, red and white vaginal discharge, infertility, twisting pain of the umbilicus, abdominal masses, abdominal distension, pain and cold sensation below the umbilicus, retraction of the testicles, upward staring eyes, constipation, sudden pain of the heart, short breath, lumbar sprain.
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The point information was compiled from multiple sources including College of Complementary Medicine, Sydney Australia. Point location diagram recreated from A Manual of Acupuncture, P Deadman.