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KI-12 Great Manifestation
大赫 〔大赫〕dà hè
Alternate names: 阴关 yīn guān, Yin Gate; 阴维 yīn wéi, Yin Link
Channel: KI, Foot Lesser Yīn (shào yīn) Kidney Channel
Modern location: An acupoint located on the smaller abdomen, 4 cùn inferior to the umbilicus and 0.5 cùn lateral to the midline.
Classic location: One cùn below Qì Hole (KI-13), one cùn either side of the midline. (Zhēn Jiǔ Dà Chéng)
Local anatomy: The muscular branches of the inferior epigastric artery and vein. Branches of the subcostal nerve and iliohypogastric nerve.
Action: Supplements kidney qì and regulates the penetrating and controlling vessels.
Modern indications: Seminal emission; impotence; yīn protrusion (prolapse of the uterus); vaginal discharge.
Classic indications: Retracted genitals; pain in the penis.
Needle stimulus: Needling: 0.5‒1.0 cùn perpendicular insertion. Moxa: 3‒5 cones; pole 10‒30 min.
Point groups: Intersection point (jiāo huì xué) of the kidney channel and thoroughfare vessel.
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