Ren 4

CV 4 / Guan Yuan / Source Gate

POINT LOCATION

On the anterior midline 3 cun below the umbilicus

 

Associations

• Front Mu Point of the Small Intestine

• Meeting Point of Ren, Liver, Spleen & Kidney

INDICATIONS / CONDITIONS TREATED

• Fatigue or exhaustion 
• Lethargy 
• Tidal fever
• Urinary retention or frequency
• Enuresis 
• Hernia
• Genital pain 
• Infertility 
• Amenorrhea 
• Dysmenorrhea 
• Irregular menstruation 
• Postpartum hemorrhage 
• Leukorrhea 
• Lower abdominal pain 
• Lower back pain 
• Rectal prolapse 
• Diarrhea 
• Wind stroke

 

TCM ACTIONS

• Tonifies Qi, Blood, Yin, Yang and Jing 
• Calms the Shen 
• Benefits the Kidney and uterus
• Warms the Lower Jiao 
• Regulates the Lower Jiao
• Benefits the bladder

 

Cautions

• Empty bladder before needling. Deep insertion will penetrate a full bladder