CV 13 Acupuncture Point - Shang Wan - Conception Vessel Meridian
- Chinese Name Shang Wan
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English Name Upper Venter
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Location: 5 cun above CV 8 (umbilicus).
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Precautions: NPN in advanced pregnancy.
- Point Associations:
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Intersection Point of the CV, SI & ST Meridians.
- Actions & Effects:
- CV 13 is useful for upper warmer issues (vomiting, hiatal hernia, hiccups, epigastric pain), whereas CV 12 is useful for middle warmer issues and CV 10 is useful for lower warmer issues.
- Abdominal pain a/or distention, epigastic pain, nausea, vomiting.
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Spleen deficiency related heart and emotional issues - insomnia, anxiety, palpitations, heart pain, running piglet, sensations of heat in the chest and/or body (possibly without sweating).
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Conception Vessel Meridian Points (24):
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Sources and More Information
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Listed in our conditions treated section under »
- Abdominal Pain
- Acid Reflux Disease (GERD)
- Anxiety
- Borborygmus
- Digestive Issues
- Heart Disease
- Heartburn
- Insomnia
- Nausea
- Panic Attack
- Vomiting
Listed in our tcm diagnosis section under »
- Spleen Blood Deficiency
- Spleen Qi Deficiency
- Stomach Fire
- Stomach Food Stagnation
- Stomach Rebellious Qi
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