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Kidney 12 (KI 12)

Pinyin Name & English Translation
Dahe, Great Manifestation

Location
4 cun below the umbilicus, 0.5 cun lateral to Zhongji (Ren 3).

Indications
Nocturnal emission, impotence, morbid leukorrhea, pain in the external genitalia, proplapse of uterus.

Traditional Action
Supplements Kidney Qi, regulates the Penetrating and Conception vessels.

Contraindications


References:

Maciocia, Giovanni.  The Foundations of Chinese Medicine. London: Churchill Livingstone, 1989

O’Connor, John and Bensky, Dan, trans. Acupuncture, A Comprehensive Text. Seattle: Eastland Press, 1981

Xinnong, Cheng, et al. Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion.  Beijing: Foreign Languages Press, 1987.



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