CV 5 Acupuncture Point - Shi Men - Conception Vessel Meridian

Submitted by yyh_staff on Wed, 2006-05-24 08:50.

  • Chinese Name Shi Men
  • English Name Stone Gate

  • Location: 3 cun above CV 2 (pubic symphysis).

  • Precautions: NDN in pregnancy, NPN in advanced pregnancy.

  • Point Associations:
  • Front Mu Point of the Triple Heater Meridian.

  • Actions & Effects:
  • Generally, useful Excess abdomen issues and infertility but used less than the other lower CV points.
  • Mentioned classically to both cause and treat infertility, although the cause may merely be incorrect needling which is specifically mentioned.
  • Useful for lower abdominal pain of an excess nature, genital pain/itching, shan disorders, hernia.

  • 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

The information on our site is drawn from our own lecture notes and clinical experience. The following lecture notes were used within this section:

  • Ferro, Barbara: New England School of Acupuncture, Point Location Lecture Notes
  • Harstein, Rachel: New England School of Acupuncture, Actions & Effects Lecture Notes

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