Jimai

1. 01Lateral to the pubic tubercle and inferolateral to ST-30 Qichong, 2.5 cun from the anterior midline, within the inguinal groove where the femoral artery's pulse can be felt.
2. 022.5 cun lateral to the midline, inferior to the pubic symphysis.
3. 03In the groin crease medial to the femoral vein, 1 cun below and 2.5 cun lateral to REN-2 Qugu.
4. 04Note: find the femoral artery's pulse in the groin, roughly halfway between the pubic symphysis and the anterior superior iliac spine; the femoral vein lies just medial to it, about one finger-width across, and LIV-12 Jimai sits on the joint crease just medial to that vein.

1. 01Insert perpendicularly, 1 to 1.5 cun.
2. 02Caution: Do not needle into the artery.
3. 03Moxibustion may be used.
4. 04Insert at a slight oblique angle, 0.5 to 0.8 cun.
5. 05Caution: Take care not to puncture the femoral vein.

Master point for impotence

• ·Eliminates Cold from the Liver channel
• ·Benefits the Lower Jiao

• ·Prolapsed uterus
• ·Hernia pain
• ·Penile pain
• ·Inability to achieve proper erection (poronos disease)
• ·Shan disorder
• ·Lower abdominal pain
• ·Pain of the external genitalia
• ·Prostate problems
• ·Swelling of the testicles
• ·Hypogastric pain
• ·Inner thigh pain

Older sources recommend treating this point with moxibustion instead of needling; modern texts instead contraindicate moxa here — because of how close the point lies to the femoral vessels and the pubic hair — and favor needling instead.