Introduction To Acupoints

Sea of Qi

Acupoint Name:Sea of Qi Acupoint

Acupoint Code:CV-6

PinYin:qihai

Associated Meridian:The Conception Vessel

Main Diseases for Treatment

Abdominal pain around the navel, edema and bloating, abdominal distension, indigestion of food, constipation, uncontrollable diarrhea and dysentery, urinary retention and difficulty, enuresis, nocturnal emission, impotence, hernia, irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea, metrorrhagia, leukorrhea, postpartum lochia that does not stop, retained placenta, deficiency of qi in the organs, emaciation, weakness of the limbs, back pain, loss of appetite, nocturia, poor child development, etc.

Acupoint Location

In the lower abdomen, on the anterior midline, 1.5 cun below the center of the navel.

Acupoint Selection Techniques

Supine position or sitting upright. Starting from the navel, measure straight down along the anterior midline of the lower abdomen for the width of two fingers side by side (with the index and middle fingers together, using the width of the two fingers at the level of the proximal interphalangeal joint of the middle finger as 1.5 cun), this is the location of the acupoint.

Acupoint Chart

CV-6:Sea of Qi(qihai)
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