CV 14 Acupuncture Point - Ju Que - Conception Vessel Meridian

  • Chinese Name Ju Que
  • English Name Great Tower Gate
     
  • Location: 6 cun above CV 8 (umbilicus).
     
  • Precautions: NPN in advanced pregnancy.
     
  • Point Associations:
  • Front Mu Point of the HT.
     
  • Actions & Effects:
  • Any Shen or Heart issue arising from an Excess or a Deficiency.
  • Front Mu Point of the HT - angina, pain/tightness in the Heart area.
  • Nausea, reflux, acid regurgitation, vomiting, abdominal a/or epigastric pain.
  • Shen disturbances arising from Phlegm "misting the mind" - manic depression, muddled thinking, anger outbursts, poor memory, anxiety, palpitations, panic attacks, epilepsy.
  • Descends lung qi - cough, asthma.
     
  • 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

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