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Conception Vessel Indication
| AcuPoint | Functions | Indications | Special Notes |
| CV 1** | revive consciousness | ||
| CV 2* | dribbling enuresis | ||
| CV 3*** | relieve urogenital damp heat | spermatorrhea, enuresis, retention of urine; leukorrhea; all due to damp heat; any urinary tract disorder (90% of the time they are damp heat related); excessive uterine bleeding; dysmenorrhea (but these are not usually related to damp heat) | LV, SP, and KD cross here; front mu of the bladder; not for stagnation in lower warmer |
| CV 4**** | nourishes and stabilizes the KD; holds in any kind of deficiencies; big building point; restores yang; builds qi and blood; does a lot for lower jiao stagnation and regulates menses | for all KD problems; abdominal pain; pain from deficiency; cold diarrhea (KD related); UTI (CV 3 might be better); urination from cold (clear and copious); deficient types of "rrheas"; can use it to regulate almost any GYN problems; can use it for moving | not used as SI front mu: LV, SP, KD, and chong mai all cross here; with BL 32 if GYN problem from stagnation; often used with BL 23 and GV 4; very warming and often used with moxa |
| CV 5* | not used as front mu of TW | ||
| CV 6**** | regulates qi functions (more SP qi functions); strengthens deficient KD; harmonizes the blood (moves and tonifies); regulates menses; raises middle qi and restores collapsed yang (SP related); for deficient blood (SP related) | neurasthenia; abdominal pain and distension related to digestion; irregular menstruation; intestinal paralysis; all urinary problems like incontinence, spermatorrhea (CV 4 better as it more deeply tonifies the KD; infertility (CV 4 better); colic; flaccid | sea of qi point; source qi; similar to CV 4; more moving than CV 4; with CV 12 for indigestion; with SP 6 and ST 36 to build qi and blood |
| CV 7* | general rule of thumb is no lower abdominal points during pregnancy; after first trimester no upper abdominal points | ||
| CV 8*** | warms and stabilizes the yang for yang collapse; strengthens and stabilizes SP yang; for middle burner yang deficiency | diarrhea from SP yang deficiency; 5 am diarrhea; apoplexy (flaccid stroke) from yang collapse; any kind of prolapse due to SP yang deficiency; in the spirit in holding things in it can also be used for prior miscarriages - 2-7x/week | not needled or directly moxaed; not for damp heat diarrhea; with CV 4, GV 4, BL 23, and moxa on CV 8 |
| CV 9** | regulates water pathways from deficiency; strengthens SP in relation to water metabolism; diarrhetic point | ascites (retention of fluid in abdomen); edema; retention of urine; diarrhea; general dampness sin the body (fluid retention in the body; actual fluid retention in the body as opposed to less material dampness like foggy head, heavinessÖ | with SP 9 for dampness and edema |
| CV 10** | strengthens SP and regulates the ST as related to stuck food, etc. | indigestion; food retention after eating; prolapsed stomach | SP meridian crosses here; CV 10 used more than CV 11 |
| AcuPoint | Functions | Indications | Special Notes |
| CV 11** | |||
| CV 12**** | main point for any ST or upper intestinal problems; regulates the ST qi; transforms and suppresses rebellious qi by adjusting the descending function of the ST; regulates and strengthens SP qi and yang; | acute or chronic gastritis; gastric ulcers; prolapsed ST; vomiting; nausea; one of the main nausea points and good for any kind; can be used for constipation if chronic or deficient; indigestion; madness from phlegm type of blockage; builds middle energy; | front mu of the ST; influential point of all the yang organs, though GV 14 is more often used that way; SI,TW, and ST all cross here; with PC 6 for nausea; for stuck food use ST 21 and ST 34 or LV3 or LV 14 if the LV is invading the ST; CV 6, ST 25, CV 12 |
| CV 13** | regulates SP and ST; sedates rebellious ST qi; opens the door to keep food moving through; | ST pain; nausea; vomiting; | classically in indicated for more excess than CV 12; clinically CV 12 is used for all; used to clear heat because it is the meeting point of the yang ming channel |
| CV 14*** | calms spirit; pacifies the ST and benefits the diaphragm; transforms HT phlegm (prevents misting of the HT) | mental diseases; seizures; angina pectoris; vomiting; nausea (if more tender than CV 12); palpitations due to anything; hiatal hernia; strong spirit and mental associations; | front mu of heart; with PC 6 for stress related stomach discomfort; can use with PC 4 and HT 6 as the xi clefts with CV 14 to deal with chest pain; |
| CV 15** | similar to CV 14 but not as strong; expands and relaxes the chest; calms the spirit; benefits the diaphragm; calms the spirit | mental illness; good for fatigue; yang madness; | luo of the CV and the channels fan out from this point; CV 14 used more for yang madness |
| CV 16* | |||
| CV 17*** | regulates, suppresses and tonifies qi of the chest; regulates and suppresses rebellious qi of the chest (read: lungs); expands chest; benefits diaphragm; opens the lungs; diffuses lung qi; regulates and tonifies qi of the chest; improves lactation | asthma; bronchitis; intercostal neuralgia; wheezing; panting; spitting blood; difficulty or in ability to swallow food; dilates bronchioles; | front mu of the PC; upper sea of qi energy point; often called the meeting point of the qi of the chest; SP, KD, SI, and TW all cross here; needle downward and usually tonified; moxa is often good here; can be a good OPI point with phlegm with LU 7, LI 4, |
| CV 18* | all CV chest points are needle downward to descend the LU qi; CV 18, 19, 20 are located by palpation | ||
| CV 19* | |||
| CV 20* | |||
| AcuPoint | Functions | Indications | Special Notes |
| CV 21** | more effect on the esophagus than other CV points | ||
| CV 22*** | transforms phlegm; sedates rebellious; sedates throat; benefits the throat with phlegm | pharyngitis; goiter; hiccups; spasms of the esophagus; diseases of the vocal cords; heavy wheezing; nodules that are phlegm based | yin wei meridian crosses here; needled perp .2 cun and then needled downward; often used with LU 7 and KD 6 when wheezing is present; used with ST 40 or LU 5 or LU 1 for phlegm |
| CV 23** | frees the throat | loss of voice; paralysis of hypoglossus; excessive salvation; tongue problems | yin wei crosses here; used with GV 15 for aphasia |
| CV 24** | facial paralysis; facial edema involving CV meridian |