What are the Ren Meridian and the Du Meridian? What are the main acupuncture points?

The human body's meridians are complex, and different meridians are responsible for different diseases and symptoms. In Jin Yong's novels, there is often a mention of the Ren and Du meridians. So what are the Ren and Du meridians?

Ren Meridian

The Ren meridian is one of the eight extraordinary meridians. Together with the Du and Chong meridians, they all originate in the uterus and exit at the "perineum", which is called "one source and three branches". The Ren meridian runs through the center of the chest and abdomen, reaching the chin. The Ren Meridian is connected to the six Yin Meridians and is called the "Sea of ​​Yin Meridians". It has the function of regulating the Yin meridians throughout the body. The acupoints on this meridian treat local diseases of the abdomen, chest, neck, head and face, as well as corresponding diseases of the internal organs. A few acupoints have a tonic effect and can treat mental illness. Such as hernia, leucorrhea, abdominal lumps and other symptoms.

The Ren meridian starts at the Huiyin point and ends at the Chengjiang point, with 24 points in total (Huiyin, Qugu, Zhongji, Guanyuan, Shimen, Qihai, Yinjiao, Shenque, Shuifen, Xiawan, Jianli, Zhongwan, Shangwan, Juque, Jiuwei, Zhongting, Tanzhong, Yutang, Zigong, Huagai, Xuanji, Tiantu, Lianquan, Chengjiang).

The Ren Meridian runs from bottom to top. When passing through the meridian, you should go against the flow, from top to bottom, from the end point to the starting point. If the root meridian is blocked, the Ren meridian will be blocked at Zhongfu.

Key points:

Chengjiang Point: Oral ulcers, loss of appetite, body odor, etc. require frequent pressing of this point

Lianquan acupoint: swelling and pain under the tongue, slow tongue and drooling, stiff tongue and inability to speak, dark tongue, difficulty swallowing, can press inward, can drain blood, moxibustion

Tiantu Point: Chest tightness, nausea, vomiting, shortness of breath, hiccups, motion sickness can be treated by tapping and pressing this point. Do not bleed, but moxibustion can be used.

Danzhong Point: The intersection of the heart meridian, breast meridian, and lung meridian. Press this point if you feel chest tightness, shortness of breath, or panic due to heart or lung deficiency.

Zhongwan point: Stomach bloating, spleen and stomach disharmony, and empty stomach sounds in the abdominal cavity indicate that the Zhongwan point is blocked. Press and rub, with the forward direction for tonification and the reverse direction for drainage. You can also use scraping, moxibustion, and bloodletting.

Shuifen Point: For constipation, duodenitis, bowel sounds, and loose stools, press this point inward.

Qihai Point: Cold belly, yin deficiency, cold hands and feet, cold legs, gynecological inflammation, cold uterus, irregular menstruation. Press this point and massage clockwise for discharge. (Above the navel, straight is tonifying and reverse is draining, below the navel, straight is draining and reverse is tonifying)

Guanyuan Point: Pressing can increase the temperature of the abdominal and pelvic cavity and reduce gynecological inflammation. (Press together with Qi Hai, rotating clockwise) Pressing in the late menstruation period helps expel uterine waste. Three or four days after menstruation, massage in a counterclockwise direction. Hot compress (salt bag)

Governor Vessel

The Du meridian is a meridian, one of the eight extraordinary meridians. It starts at Changqiang and ends at Yinjiao, with a total of 28 acupoints. The Du meridian is located at the middle spine of the back. It controls all Yang meridians, so it is called "Du". It is the main meridian of the eight extraordinary meridians and is connected with the six Yang meridians. It is the "sea of ​​yang meridians". The Du meridian is closely related to the brain, marrow, and bones. It is said that "the kidneys control bones and produce marrow", "the kidneys store essence, essence produces marrow, and the marrow nourishes bones", and "the brain is the sea of ​​marrow". The Ren Meridian and the Du Meridian must intersect, crossing below at the perineum and above at the lips.

The Du meridian starts from the uterus in the lower abdomen, goes down to the perineum, goes back to the Changqiang point in the middle of the waist and back to the coccyx, goes up along the spine, passes through the back of the neck to the Fengfu point, enters the brain, goes up along the midline of the head to the Baihui point on the top of the head, goes down through the forehead to the Suliao point on the tip of the nose, passes through the philtrum, and reaches the Yinjiao point in the middle of the upper teeth. The Governor Vessel starts from Changqiang acupoint and ends at Yinjiao acupoint, which has 28 points in total, namely Changqiang, Yaoshu, Yaoyangguan, Mingmen, Xuanshu, Jizhong, Zhongshu, Jinsuo, Zhiyang, Lingtai, Shendao, Shenzhu, Taodao, Dazhui, Yamen, Fengfu, Naohu, Qiangjian, Houding, Baihui, Qianding, Xinhui, Shangxing, Shenting, Suoliao, Shuigou, Duiduan and Yinjiao.

The Du channel should be opened from the root

Key points:

Philtrum: longevity point, life-saving point. Press three times a day to strengthen your body and regulate yin and yang

Yintang: the gate of heart and lungs. White belongs to the lungs, red belongs to the heart, black belongs to the kidneys, yellow belongs to the spleen, and green belongs to the liver. Pressing it regularly can make you feel refreshed and your eyes bright. The Yin Tang is the gate of the face.

Shenting Point: If you have nightmares, you need to open Shenting Point

Baihui acupoint: dizziness, memory loss, slow reaction, to prevent Alzheimer's disease, hot compress, bloodletting no more than twice a year

Fengfu point: patting, massage, moxibustion, acupuncture, bloodletting. Blockage causes neck and shoulders to become thicker

Yamen acupoint: Regarding sleep, try not to vibrate or be too stimulating

Dazhui: The junction of the cervical vertebrae and the thoracic vertebrae. Blockage forms rich bags, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, regular massage and hot compress

Zhiyang Point: The source of Qi and blood, a rescue point. Rub shoulders, tap back, and hold waist, pat back and tap Zhiyang acupoint

Mingmen acupoint: the gate of life. Regularly stimulate this point to strengthen the body. Blockage causes lumbar disease (Weizhong, corresponding to Mingmen, waist and abdomen Weizhong, tap this point)

Yaoyangguan Point: Stimulating this point can improve reproductive ability

Changqiang Point: Improve sexual function and fertility