CV 10 CV10 Lower Venter Xia Wan 下脘 conception vessel 10 Conception Vessel 10 cv10
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CV 10 CV10
CV 10 CV10
CV 10 Lower Venter - Xia Wan - 下脘 Location 2 cun above CV 8 (umbilicus).
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CV 10 is indicated for issues with the lower stomach (stagnation, bloating, distention, weak digestion, diarrhea, undigested food in the stool, vomiting, borborygmus).
CV 12 is indicated for issues with the middle stomach and CV 13 is indicated for the upper stomach.
CV 10 Cautions Precautions: No Perpendicular Needle (NPN): No Perpendicular Needling. General (X): General precautions. Additional Cautions: No Perpendicular Needling in Pregnancy.
For a more comprehensive list of all cautions, see our precautions and contraindications page.
Back to meridian Jump to point Jump to point… CV 1 — Meeting of Yin CV 2 — Curved Bone CV 3 — Central Pole CV 4 — Origin Pass CV 5 — Stone Gate CV 6 — Sea of Qi CV 7 — Yin Intersection CV 8 — Spirit Gate CV 9 — Water Divide CV 10 — Lower Venter CV 11 — Interior Strengthening CV 12 — Central Venter CV 13 — Upper Venter CV 14 — Great Tower Gate CV 15 — Turtledove Tail CV 16 — Center Palace CV 17 — Chest Center CV 18 — Jade Hall CV 19 — Purple Palace CV 20 — Florid Canopy CV 21 — Jade Pivot CV 22 — Celestial Chimney CV 23 — Ridge Spring CV 24 — Sauce Receptacle