Ren Mai (Conception Vessel) 4, Guan Yuan
關元, guān yuán, "Origin Pass"

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Pinyin Pronunciation:

Alternate Names:

Name	Pin Yin	Chinese	Translated
Bao Men	bāo mén	胞門	Bladder Gate
Bo Yang	bó yāng	脖胦	Navel
Chan Men	chǎn mén	產門	Delivery Gate
Chi Shu	chí shū	持樞	Junior Pivot
Chui Jiang	chuí jiāng	垂漿	Fallen Sauce
Ci Men	cì mén	次門	Second Gate
Da Hai	dà hǎi	大海	Great Sea
Da Kun	dà kùn	大涃	Great Reservoir
Da Zhong Ji	dà zhōng jí	大中極	Great Central Pole
Dan Tian	dān tián	丹田	Cinnabar Field
Huang Zhi Yuan	huāng zhī yuán	肓之原	Origin of Huang
Jing Lu	jīng lù	精露	Essential Dew
Kun Lun	kūn lún	昆侖	Kunlun Mountains
Li Ji	lì jī	利機	Crux Disinhibitor
Ming Men	mìng mén	命門	Life Gate
Niao Shui	niào shuǐ	溺水	Urine
Qi Hai	qì hǎi	氣海	Sea of Qi
San Jie Jiao	sān jié jiāo	三結交	Triple Intersection
Wu Cheng	wǔ chéng	五城	Fifth City
Xia Huang	xià huāng	下肓	Lower Huang
Xia Ji	xià jì	下紀	Lower Regulator
Xue Hai	xuè hǎi	血海	Sea of Blood
Xue Shi	xuè shì	血室	Blood Chamber
Zi Chu	zǐ chù	子處	Infant's Place
Zi Chuang	zǐ cháng	子腸	Infant's Intestine
Zi Gong	zǐ gōng	子宮	Infant's Palace
Zi Hu	zǐ hù	子戸	Infant's Door

Meridian: Ren Mai (Conception Vessel)	Reference Source:	Point Location: CAM On the anterior midline, 3 cun below the umbilicus. Deadman On the midline of the lower abdomen, 3 cun inferior the umbilicus and 2 cun superior to the pubic symphysis.
Innervation: The medial branch of the anterior cutaneous branch of the twelfth intercostal nerve.	Vasculature: The branches of superficial epigastric artery and vein, and the branches of inferior epigastric artery and vein.
Cautions: Great care should be taken to puncture the points from Qugu (REN-02) to Shangwan (REN-13) of this meridian in pregnant women. avoid use during Pregnancy	Technique: CAM Puncture perpendicularly 0.8-1.2 inches. This is one of the important points for tonification. Great care should be taken to puncture the points from Qugu (REN-02) to Shangwan (REN-13) of this meridian in pregnant women. Deadman

Special Groups:

Leg Yin Tendino Musculo Meridian Meeting (TMM) Point

Front-Mu Point - Ren Mai (Conception Vessel)

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	+1 Stephanie Stanczyk Fortifies the original qi and benefits essence add comment

	+1 Stephanie Stanczyk Tonifies and nourishes the Kidneys add comment

	+1 Stephanie Stanczyk Warms and fortifies the Spleen add comment

	+1 Stephanie Stanczyk Benefits the uterus and assists conception add comment

	+1 Stephanie Stanczyk Regulates the lower jiao and benefits the Bladder add comment

	+1 Stephanie Stanczyk Regulates Small Intestine qi add comment

	+1 Andrea Murchison (Rootdown Editor) Kidney deficiency add comment

	0 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Nocturnal emission add comment

	0 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Frequency of urination add comment

	0 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Retention of urine add comment

	+2 Yael Ernst Strengthens Qi and Blood 1 comment

	+1 Andrea Murchison (Rootdown Editor) Deep rooted bone ulcers due to fear add comment

	0 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Irregular menstruation add comment

	0 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Morbid leukorrhea add comment

	0 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Dysmenorrhea add comment

	0 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Uterine bleeding add comment

	0 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Postpartum hemorrhage add comment

	0 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Lower abdominal pain add comment

	0 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Indigestion add comment

	0 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Prolapse of the rectum add comment

	0 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Flaccid type of apoplexy add comment

Ren Mai (Conception Vessel) 4, Guan Yuan關元, guān yuán, "Origin Pass"

Ren Mai (Conception Vessel) 4, Guan Yuan
關元, guān yuán, "Origin Pass"