The effects of the Blood Sea acupoint include tonifying and invigorating Blood, regulating menstruation and stopping leucorrhea (regulating menstruation and reducing abnormally increased leucorrhea), and clearing heat and removing dampness.
Blood Sea, also known as Hundred Insects Areas and Blood Qie. It belongs to the Spleen meridian of the foot Taiyin. It is located in the anterior femoral area, 2 inches above the medial end of the patellar base, where the medial femoral (inner thigh) muscle rises. It is used for treating menstrual disorders, dysmenorrhea, menstrual closure, eczema, tansy (acute infectious disease in which the skin is seen to be red as if painted), and pain in the inner side of the knee and femur.
In modern times, it is often used to treat menstrual irregularities, functional uterine bleeding, endometritis, orchitis, eczema, urticaria, neurodermatitis, lower limb ulcers, anemia, etc.
If acupuncture on the Blood Sea point is needed, it needs to be operated by a professional doctor.