Guan Yuan 關元 (CV 4)
TRANSLATION: | Gate Origin |
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TYPE: | Mu point of the Small Intestines; Meeting point of the Conception Vessel, Liver, Spleen, and Kidney channels |
LOCATION: | On midline of abdomen, 3 cun below umbilicus |
NEEDLE INSERTION: | a) 90° insertion, b) 45° inferior insertion |
NEEDLE DEPTH: | a) 0.5-1.0 cun, b) 1.0-1.5 cun |