Chinese Name:
Qichong (English translation: Penetrating Qi)
Location:
Above the inguinal, 5 cun below the center
of the umbilicus, 2 cun lateral to the
anterior median line.
Classification:
Crossing point of the Stomach Meridian with the
Chong Mai Vessel.
Point of the Sea of Water and Grain.
Indications:
- Hernia
- Irregular menstruation, irritability
- Impotence, swelling of the vulva
Functions:
Regulates the Lower Jiao and the Chong Mai Vessel, subdues running piglet Qi.
Needling:
Perpendicular insertion .5 - 1.0 cun.
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