穴义

关，关藏；元，元气。
此穴为关藏人身元气之处.

Meaning

Guan, storage; yuan, primordial Qi.
The point is a storage place for the primordial Qi of the body.

定位

脐下3寸.

Location

3 cun below the umbilicus.

主治

1. 泌尿、生殖系疾病要穴，治尿频急而痛，尿潴留，尿失禁，遗尿等。以及阳痿，遗精，月经不调，痛经，子宫脱垂等。
2．治慢性腹痛腹泻。
3．肾虚气喘（老年慢性支气管炎等引起的气喘)。
4．虚脱（主要用灸法)。
5．有全身强壮作用，为保健要穴。

Indication

1. Main point for diseases of urinary and genital system: pain caused by polyuria, retention of urine, incontinence of urine, nocturnal enuresis, impotence, spermatorrhea, irregular menstruation and dysmenorrhea.
2. chronic abdominal pain, chronic diarrhea.
3. The aged chronic brochitis.
4. Collapse ( usually use moxibustion ) of the uterus.
5. Health point, used to keep the body fit.

针法

1. 直刺1-1.5寸。
2．针刺前应排空小便。
3. 孕妇禁针。
4．对尿潴留，膀胱高度胀满的患者，中极，关元均应斜刺，并宜注意深度，防止刺破膀胱。

Method

1. Puncture perpendicularly 1-1.5 cun.
2. Pass water before acupunctured.
3. Pregnant women cannot be punctured.
4. For patients with retention of urine or fullness of urine or fullness of the urinary bladder, puncture Zhongji and Guanyuan obliquely with attention to the depth in order not to hurt the urinary bladder.

备考

小肠之要穴，强身保健要穴。

Remarks

Front-Mu Point of the small intestine. Main point for strengthening the body and initiating hygiene.