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CP46

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Gate of Energy

气门Qì Mén

Anatomical location

Between the Spleen and Stomach channels, 3 cun lateral to CV4 (Guanyuan).

Main function

Tonifies the Kidney (right: Yang, left: Yin), regulates the Lower Jiao.

Therapeutic indications

  • Hemorrhage (metrorrhagia)
  • epilepsy
  • infertility
  • orchitis
  • cystitis
Location of point CP46, Gate of Energy
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View point on the 3D modelCP46 on the anatomy
Needling techniqueVertical insertion, 1.5-2 cun.
Depth1.5-2 cun
MoxibustionApplicable (3-7 cones or 5-15 minutes).
PrecautionsAvoid deep needling to prevent injury to pelvic structures.

Basic formulas from the vademecum · 2

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Named functional sets from the school: here the point does not act on its own, but through the role it plays within the maneuver.

  • Tonify Kidney YangPregnancyKindles the Mingmen: KI2 is the Fire point of the Kidney channel, GV4 is the Mingmen itself, BL23 is its Back-Shu point, and CV6 is the sea of Qi. It is the “tonify Yang” technique—fire point plus Back-Shu point—applied to the Kidney and expanded.Right side, for Yang.
  • Tonify Kidney YinPregnancyReplenishes the Yin and the Essence: KI3 as the Yuan-Source point, KI7 as the tonification point (Metal, the mother), KI10 as the channel's own Water point, GB25 as the Front-Mu point of the Kidney, and CV4 as the root of the Yuan Qi.Left side, for Yin.
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Protocols for the 20 patterns you see most in practice

Each pattern with its tongue, its pulse, the treatment principle and the points to tonify and disperse. Made for the treatment table, not the bookshelf.

Do you use CP46 with your patients?

In the Clinic you record it in the patient's file, next to the tongue, the pulse and the measurements, so at the next session you know exactly what you used. The Atlas is built in.

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