CV 6 Acupuncture Point - Qi Hai - Conception Vessel Meridian
- Chinese Name Qi Hai
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English Name Sea of Qi
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Location: Midway between CV 5 and CV 7, 1.5 cun below CV 8 (umbilicus).
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Precautions: NDN in pregnancy, NPN in advanced pregnancy.
- Actions & Effects:
- Generally, useful for Qi tonification.
- Women's health - hernia, uterine bleeding, irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea (painful menstruation / cramps), amenorrhea, leukorrhea.
- Men's health - impotence, seminal emission, nighttime urinartion, hernia.
- Deficiencies of the lower and middle warmers - abdominal distention, bloating, edema, poor digestion, loose stools, diarrhea, fatigue.
- Tonify ST/SP Qi Deficiencies.
- Main point for prolapse of any type - rectum, uterus, etc. Lower abdominal and/or genital pain / swelling.
- Stroke, loss of consciousness, weakness of the muscles and body generally.
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Tong Ren/Tam Healing System: Main point for building and storing Qi (energy), useful for deficiency conditions - asthma, shortness of breath, general fatigue, etc.
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Conception Vessel Meridian Points (24):
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Sources and More Information
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Listed in our conditions treated section under »
- Abdominal Pain
- Amenorrhea (Absence of Menstruation)
- Anemia
- Asthma
- Cancer
- Chemotherapy Side Effects
- Chronic Illness
- Digestive Issues
- Dysmenorrhea (Menstrual Pain/Cramps)
- Edema
- Erectile Dysfunction (ED)
- Fainting (Loss of Consciousness)
- Fatigue
- Frequent Urination
- Genital Pain, Swelling
- Hernia
- Hypothyroidism
- Immunity
- Impotence (Erectile Dysfunction)
- Incontinence
- Infertility
- Interstitial Cystitis
- Irregular Menstruation
- Leukorrhea
- Malabsorption
- Miscarriages
- Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
- Muscle Weakness
- Muscular Dystrophy
- Obesity (Weight Loss)
- Organ Prolapse
- Postpartum Depression
- Seminal Emission
- Stroke (CVA)
- Urinary Disorders (Lin Disease)
- Uterine Bleeding
- Women's Health
Listed in our tcm diagnosis section under »
- Heart Qi Deficiency
- Heart Yang Collapse
- Heart Yang Deficiency
- Kidney Jing Deficiency
- Kidney Qi Deficiency
- Kidney Yang Deficiency
- Lung Qi Deficiency
- Spleen Not Controlling the Blood
- Spleen Qi Deficiency
- Spleen Qi Sinking
- Stomach Qi Deficiency
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