Acupoint+CV-6+(Qi+Hai)

** CV6 ** ** • **  **Qi Hai**  • **Conception Vessel** **6**  Sea of Qi. Front Mu Point for Sea of Qi that connects with Back Shu BL-24. = = =Location= on the midline of the abdomen, 1.5 cun below the umbilicus

=Point Summary= //Strengthens Original Qi Tonifies the Kidneys Rescue Collapse of Yang Regulates Qi Fortifies Yang// //Harmonizes Blood// builds SP qi; removes stagnation in abdomen

=Needling=

Depth:
0.8 - 1.2 cun

Technique:
Puncture Perpendicularly

Contraindications:
Caution during pregnancy

=General Indications=

Functions
regulates qi functions (more SP qi functions); strengthens deficient KD; harmonizes the blood (moves and tonifies); regulates menses; raises middle qi and restores collapsed yang (SP related); for deficient blood (SP related)

Indications
neurasthenia; abdominal pain and distension related to digestion; irregular menstruation; intestinal paralysis; all urinary problems like incontinence, spermatorrhea (CV-4 better as it more deeply tonifies the KD; infertility (CV-4 better); colic

Special Notes
sea of qi point; source qi; similar to CV-4; more moving than CV-4; with CV-12 for indigestion; with SP-6 and ST-36 to build qi and blood

=Diagnostic Indications:= Abdominal Distention ** • ** Abdominal Masses ** • ** Abdominal Pain ** • ** Cardiac Pain ** • ** Constipation ** • ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Diarrhea **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> • ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Dysmenorrhea **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> • ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Edema **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> • ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Heat Stroke **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> • ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Hemorrhage Postpartum **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> • ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Hernia **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> • ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Impotence **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> • ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Infertility **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> • ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Intestinal Disorders **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> • ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Leukorrhea **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> • ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Menses Irregular **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> • ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Urinary Dysfunction **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> • ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Urinary Incontinence **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> • ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Urine Retention **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> • ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Uterine Bleeding Abnormal **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> • ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Uterine Prolapse **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> • **