CV 7 Acupuncture Point - Yin Jiao - Conception Vessel Meridian

  • Chinese Name Yin Jiao
  • English Name Yin Intersection
     
  • Location: 1 cun below CV 8 (umbilicus).
     
  • Precautions: NDN in pregnancy, NPN in advanced pregnancy.
     
  • Point Associations:
  • Intersection Point of the CV, KD and Chong Meridians.
     
  • Actions & Effects:
  • This point is not used very often clinically, although its connections with the Chong, CV & KD meridians make it useful for Uterine and menstrual issues and running piglet disorder (similar to panic attacks).
  • Abdominal pain, bloating, edema, hernia, genital pain.
  • Irregular menstruation, uterine bleeding, leukorrhea.
     
  • 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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