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    CV 6

    Qihai

    qì hǎi (氣海 )
    Sea of Qi
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Qihai (CV 6)

Location

On the anterior midline, 1.5 cun below the umbilicus.

Indications
  • Abdominal pain, enuresis, edema 
  • Nocturnal emission, impotence 
  • Diarrhea, dysentery, constipation, hernia
  • Irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea, postpartum hemorrhage, uterine bleeding, morbid leukorrhea
  • Asthma
  • Flaccid type of apoplexy
Contraindications: 
Contraindicated during pregnancy
Applications
  • Strengthens yuan (source) qi, tonifies and regulates qi
  • Tonifies the Kidneys
  • Strengthens yang, rescues collapse of yang
  • Harmonizes blood
Techniques

Needle perpendicularly 0.8-1.2 cun. Deep insertion is not advisable as it may puncture the peritoneal cavity.