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Ren-5
  Location On the anterior midline, 2 cun inferior to the umbilicus or 3 cun superior to the upper border of the pubic symphysis. How to find The distance between the centre of the umbilicus and the upper border of the pubic symphysis is divided into 5 cun, which can vary considerably from the patient’s finger cun. Therefore, only proportional cun measurements should be used here (helpful device: elastic tape ➞ 2.3.1). Ren-5 is located on the midline, 2 cun inferior to the umbilicus. Located on the same level are ➞ KID-14 (0.5 cun lateral to the midline) and ➞ ST-27 (2 cun lateral to the midline). Actions/Indications ● Moves and benefits the water passages ● Regulates the Qi and Blood in the Lower Burner ● Regulates the Uterus Special features Front-mu point of the Triple Burner. Some classic texts warn that needling this point in women can lead to infertility (hence the name: infertile women were referred to as ‘stone women’). There are no such warnings in modern texts. | |
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