title: [Umbilical ring acupoints and its clinical application in Zhuang medicine].
abstract: The theoretical basis, location, belonging of zang-fu, treatment function and indications, applying principle and manipulation of Umbilical Ring acupoints in Zhuang medicine are explained in this paper. According to Zhuang medicine, umbilicus is an epitome of the body and all the zang-fu and organs in the body have corresponding epitomes like a fetus in front-standing position. The umbilicus is not only a micro-diagnosis system, but also a window for illness treatment that could be divided into superficial, middle and deep layer to respectively communicate different zang-fu and organs. The umbilical inner ring and outer ring are collectively called Umbilical Ring acupoints, they could dredge paths, regulate the balance of qi and blood to regulate qi, expel poison, tonify deficiency and remove stasis to treat many types of diseases in the whole body.
authors: First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi University of CM, Nanning 530023, China.
authors: Jin-Ming
authors: JM
authors: Huang
authors: Gui-Hua
authors: GH
authors: Huang
authors: Qu-Zhi
authors: QZ
authors: Su
authors: Ning
authors: N
authors: Song
authors: Mei-Kang
authors: MK
authors: Li
authors: Kai
authors: K
authors: Huang
mesh_terms: D015669:Acupuncture Points; D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D006801:Humans; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D014472:Umbilicus / Q000033:anatomy & histology