ACUPUNCTURE
Yin Jiao: TCM Acupoint Guide
YINJIAO
Name
Yin Jiao (Yinjiao)
Location
On the midline of the lower abdomen, 1 cun inferior to the umbilicus and 4 cun superior to the pubic symphysis.
Needling
- Perpendicular insertion 0.8 to 1.5 cun.
- Puncture perpendicularly 0.8 to 1.2 cun.
- Moxibustion is applicable.
- Straight insertion 1 to 1.5 cun.
Command Functions
- Meeting Point of the Ren and Chong vessels, the Kidney channel, and the Pericardium and San Jiao channels
- Mu Point of the San Jiao in the Lower Jiao
Actions
- Regulates menstruation
- Benefits the lower abdomen
- Benefits the genital region
- Nourishes Yin
- Regulates the uterus
- Tonifies the Kidneys and regulates the Lower Jiao
- Clears Deficiency Heat
- Cools Heat in the Blood
- Resolves Dampness
- Resolves Damp-Heat
- Dries Dampness
- Dries Cold-Damp
Indications
- Uterine bleeding
- Irregular menstruation
- Amenorrhea
- Infertility
- Leukorrhea
- Persistent flow of lochia
- Diseases of the breast
- Retention of urine and feces
- Inability to urinate
- Dark urine
- Edema
- Sudden turmoil disorder
- Borborygmus
- Epistaxis
- Hematemesis
- Pain due to Qi Stagnation
- Lower abdominal pain
- Cramps in the knee
- Menstrual pain
- Abdominal distention
- Postpartum hemorrhage
- Neurasthenia
- Night sweats
- Testicular pain
- Impotence
- Depression
- Withdrawal
- Hardness and pain of the abdomen radiating to the genitals
- Retraction of the testicles
- Painful Shan (hernia) disorder
- Cold Shan disorder
- Sweating of the genitals
- Damp itching of the genitals
- Hypogastric pain
- Heat sensation below the umbilicus
- Pain and Cold around the umbilicus
- Pain of the lumbar spine
- Contraction of the lumbar spine and knees
- Failure of the fontanel to close
- Running piglet Qi
- Pain of the chest and lateral costal regions
- Blockage of the lower abdomen
- Eating up and swelling of the lower genitalia
- Lumbar cramps
- Sterility
- Pruritis vulva
- Uterine prolapse
- Knee and back pain
- Dysmenorrhea
- Anxiety
- Premature ejaculation
- Prostate problems
- Instability
- Cystitis
Combinations
| Points | Indications |
|---|---|
| REN-5 Shimen, LIV-8 Ququan | Profuse uterine bleeding |
| REN-5 Shimen, UB-39 Weiyang | Itching of the genitals; hardness and pain in the lower abdomen that radiates to the genitals with inability to urinate |
| PC-6 Neiguan, LIV-3 Taichong | Cracked and bleeding tongue |
Contraindications
Use needling and moxibustion with caution during pregnancy.
Notes
This point's main function is to nourish Yin and regulate the uterus. It is frequently used in women during menopause to nourish Blood and Yin. It stimulates the testes and all sex hormones. It is the most potent point on the body for male impotence.
Sources and further reading
We cite classical materia medica and modern reference works. This article is health education, not medical advice.
- Shennong Bencao Jing (The Divine Farmer's Materia Medica), Han dynasty.
- Bencao Gangmu (Compendium of Materia Medica), Li Shizhen, 1578.
- Chinese Pharmacopoeia, current edition — identity, quality and safety monographs.
- NCCIH and WHO reference material on traditional medicine safety.
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