經穴任脈重點穴位:關元(任脈4)

穴義

關，關藏；元，元氣。
此穴為關藏人身元氣之處.

Meaning

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

定位

臍下3寸.

Location

3 cun below the umbilicus.

主治

1. 泌尿、生殖系疾病要穴，治尿頻急而痛，尿潴留，尿失禁，遺尿等。以及陽痿，遺精，月經不調，痛經，子宮脫垂等。
2．治慢性腹痛腹瀉。
3．腎虛氣喘（老年慢性支氣管炎等引起的氣喘)。
4．虛脫（主要用灸法)。
5．有全身強壯作用，為保健要穴。

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.

針法

1. 直刺1-1.5寸。
2．針刺前應排空小便。
3. 孕婦禁針。
4．對尿潴留，膀胱高度脹滿的患者，中極，關元均應斜刺，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.

備考

小腸之要穴，強身保健要穴。

Remarks

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