CV 9 Acupuncture Point - Shui Fen - Conception Vessel Meridian
- Chinese Name Shui Fen
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English Name Water Divide
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Location: 1 cun above CV 8 (umbilicus).
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Precautions: NPN in advanced pregnancy.
- Actions & Effects:
- Main point to move stagnation of water, especially in the middle warmer - edema, urinary issues, poor digestion, borborygmus, GERD, vomiting after eating.
- Useful for tonifying the SP or KD.
- Weight loss prescriptions.
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Good point for Moxa.
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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
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