CV 7 Acupuncture Point - Yin Jiao - Conception Vessel Meridian
Submitted by yyh_staff on Wed, 2006-05-24 08:53.
- 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.
- 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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