Ren Flashcards
Ren Trajectory?
Lower abdomen (uterus) -> perineum -> midline on belly/chest -> du24 -> St1
“Beginning”; deal with Jing; Ki yin & yang nourishing; Mu points
Ren Mai - Conception Vessel - Sea of Yin
- DTE; SSM GP (4th trinity); Most Yin point of body. Powerful yin point. Polar opposite of Du-20; Where ren, chong and du meet; secures essence; lumbar spine; uro-genital issues (drains damp-heat in Lower Jiao); hemorrhoids; affects entire yin/yang harmony. Can moxa 2x a day after birth to heal, or for trauma during birthing experience; promotes resuscitation CONTRA: pregnancy
Ren1 - HuiYin - Meeting of Yin
MAIN: benefits urination and regulates Lower Jiao; crossing area for Lr; has Chong relationship; uro-genital issues (urination); regulates Lower Jiao (establishes balance in Qi dynamic in that area); warms yang and invigorates Ki; can help regulate menses; if area is ‘hard,’ could mean xue stasis; some binding/astringent quality (Essence, fluids); treats 5 Lin (blood, stone, heat, damp, turbid); impotence and urinary blockage; CONTRA: full bladder,
Ren2 - QuGu - Curved Bone
UB Mu; DTE, Lr, Sp, Ki cross here, Chong, three yin sinew meridians; moves but does not tonify; clears heat resolves dampness; no affect on source Qi; treats excess and affects UB; regulates Qi transformation in waterways; pelvic inflammatory disease, yeast infection, lukorrhea, pain and swelling of cervix/genitals; CONTRA: full bladder
Ren3 - ZhongJi - Middle Pole; North Star; Central Pole -
SI Mu; DTE; Lr, Sp, Ki cross here; tonifies, but does not move the Qi; entrance to lower dantian - gateway to source Qi; fortify original Qi and benefit essence (best point on abdomen to do so); energy center for the body for storage/distribution of Qi and Jing; nourishes blood/yin and restores yang; calms the mind; benefits uterus and helps in conception; CONTRA: full bladder
Ren4 - GuanYuan - Gate of Origin
SJ Mu; peritoneum; “yuan Qi rises from this point, wise not to over stimulate. More tonifying than Ren4 to the yang”- JY; treats “hot above cold below” by moving fire down; warms Ki and invigorates yang; running piglet Qi affecting heart; CONTRA: pregnancy
Ren5 - ShiMen - Stone Gate - Cinnabar Gate
DTE; fosters original Qi (not as strong as Ren4); regulates intestines and digestion; pulls yang downward to calm fetus; brings warmth to Sea of Qi through a yang tonifying quality; infertility; chronic diarrhea; CONTRA: peritoneum
Ren6 - QiHai - Sea of Qi - located in cinnabar field
Yin energies of ren and chong mai meeting; tonifies Ki yin and yang; tonifies Qi; menopausal hot flashes; CONTRA: peritoneum
Ren7 - YinJiao - Yin Intersection
Where life force enters during fetal development; nourishing point; regulates Sp good for cold digestive issues; urinary disorders; chronic cold deficient diarrhea CONTRA: needling. Good moxa point
Ren8 - ShenQue - Spirit Gateway - Imperial City Watch Tower (YI?)
Regulates water pathways (affect SI separating pure/turbid); good moxa (edema, swelling); Sp/St/Si regulation; urinary/intestinal water issues; CONTRA: peritoneum
Ren9 - ShuiFen - Water Divide
Affects stomach; harmonizes middle and lower Jiao; Sp internal branch passes through this point on its way to the Ht; dispels food stagnation; harmonizes St; tonifies Sp; good local point for middle Jiao issues; digestive issues (not fully digested or sickness after eating); connects with duodenum of SI (location-wise)
Ren10 - XiaWan - Lower (st) Cavity
Digestive organs; transforms damp; directs Qi downward; somewhat indicated in Ht pain
Ren11 - JianLi - Strengthen the Interior
St Mu; Harmonizes middle Jiao; influential point for fu; fortifies earth by transforming dampness; #1 point for regulation of St; food stagnation; clears St fire (exc/def); morning sickness by calming fetus (safe to needle first trimester); can help with ALL disease of earth; assists with lactation (+St18); CONTRA: peritoneum
Ren12 - ZhongWan - Middle Cavity
Link upper and middle Jiao via Ren; harmonizes earth and middle Jiao; clears St fire; transforms damp; relationship to cardiac sphincter; acid reflux; CONTRA: peritoneum
Ren13 - ShangWan - Upper Cavity