NAME
DAIMAI
LOCATION
Directly below LIV-13 Zhangmen, level with the umbilicus.
Note: To locate the free end of the eleventh rib, place the entire hand on the upper abdomen,and with gentle finger pressure palpate downwards along the costal margin, until the end of the rib is located just above the level of the umbilicus.
The free end of the eleventh rib usually lies on or near the mid-axillary line which is drawnvertically down from the apex of the Axilla HT-1 Jiquan.
Directly below the free end of the eleventh rib, level with the umbilicus.
Directly below LIV-13 Zhangmen, at the crossing point of the vertical line through the free end of the eleventh rib and a horizontal line through the umbilicus.
NEEDLING
Perpendicular insertion, 0.5 to 1 cun.
Caution: in thin patients, deep needling may penetrate the peritoneal cavity.
Puncture perpendicularly 0.5 to 0.8 cun.
Moxibustion is applicable.
COMMAND FUNCTIONS
Meeting point of the Gall Bladder channel with the Daimai
ACTIONS
Regulates the Daimai
Drains Dampness
Regulates menstruation
Stops leukorrhea
Activates the channel
Alleviates pain
Alleviates Damp-Heat
Regulates the uterus
INDICATIONS
Red and white leukorrhea
Menstrual disorders
Irregular menstruation
Amenorrhea
Infertility
Uterine prolapse
Hardness and pain of the hypogastrium in women
Lower abdominal pain in women
Pain in the lower back and hypochondriac region
Profuse Blood and leukorrhea
Intestinal colic
Endometritis
Convulsions
Convulsions in women
Abdomen like a wineskin full of water
Hip pain
False urge to urinate or defecate
Unendurable pain of the lateral costal region which radiates to the back
Pain of the lateral costal region
Lumbar pain
Shan disorder
Tenesmus
Clonic spasm
Sensation of water on the lumbar region
Pain in the lower back and sides
Amenorrhea with abdominal pain
Vaginal discharge
Hernia
Cystitis
Paraplegia due to trauma
All forms of paralysis
Diarrhea
Endometriosis
False urge to urinate or defecate
COMBINATIONS
| REN-4 Guanyuan REN-6 Qihai SP-6 Sanyinjiao UB-30 Baihuanshu PC-5 Jianshi | SP-10 Xuehai | REN-6 Qihai REN-3 ZhongjiUB-23 Shenshu SP-6 Sanyinjiao |
| Red and white leukorrhea | Amenorrhea Irregular menstruation | Irregular menstruation |
| GB-43 Xiaxi | UB-30 Baihuanshu SP-9 Yinlingquan SP-6 Sanyinjiao | REN-3 joined to REN-2 Zhongji joined to Qugu SP-8 Diji SP-6 Sanyinjiao |
| Pain and hardness of the hypogastrium | Leukorrhea | Endometriosis |
| N-BW-15 Shenji GB-30 Huantiao N-BW-16 Tiaoyue N-LE-19 Siqiang | GB-43 Xiaxi | |
| Paraplegia | Pain and stiffness in the lower abdomen Amenorrhea |
CONTRAINDICATIONS
NOTES
This point is indispensable for the treatment of leukorrhea. It is an important point for all gynecological problems.