12 LR09 Yinbao Envelope of Yin 陰包
LR9 Yinbao
Envelope of Yin

陰包穴

LOCATION

Directly superior to the medial epicondyle of the femur, 4 cun superior to LIV8, in the cleft between m. vastus medialis and m. sartorius.

Features

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Body Inches (cun)

Each person has his/her own personal body inches.
One cun is equal to the width of the Knuckle of the thumb.

Nerves, vascular

The anterior femoral cutaneous nerve, the anterior branch of the obturator nerve, the femoral artery and vein, and the superficial branch of the medial femoral circumflex artery.

Indication

Irregular menstruation,pelvic inflammatory disease,enuresis,difficulty in urination;leg pain,sacroiliac arthritis,psoas strain,groin tuberculosis,lymphadenitis.

Combinations

Enuresis:LR 09 & CV 06 & CV 03 & BL 23.
irregular menstruation:LR 09 & CV 04 & SP 10 & SP 06.
Menstrual disorders:LR 09 & LR 05.
Hysteroptosis:CV 06 & 2.LR 09 & SP 06.

穴位

在大腿內側,當股骨內上髁上4寸,股內肌與縫匠肌之間。

特點

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同身寸

針灸取穴比量法。出自《千金要方》。

是指以患者本人體表的某些部位折定分寸,

作为量取穴位的長度單位。

穴區神經血管

股前皮神經,閉孔神經前支,股動、靜脈,旋股內側動脈淺支。

適應症

月經不調,盆腔炎,遺尿,小便不利;腰腿痛,骶髂關節炎,腰肌勞損,腹股溝淋巴結炎。

穴位配伍療法

遺尿:1.陰包 2.氣海 3.中極 4.腎俞
月經不調:1.陰包 2.關元 3.血海 4.三陰交
月水不調:1.陰包 2.蠡溝
子宮脫垂:1.氣海 2.陰包 3.三陰交