CV 5 CV5 Stone Gate Shi Men 石門 conception vessel 5 Conception Vessel 5 cv5
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CV 5 CV5
CV 5 CV5

CV 5 Stone Gate - Shi Men - 石門

CV 5 Point Location

Location

3 cun above CV 2 (pubic symphysis).

Associations

  • Front Mu Point of the Triple Heater Meridian.

Actions

  • Generally, useful for patterns of excess involving the lower abdomen a/or urinary tracts.  Not used as often as other CV points.
  • Mentioned classically to both cause and treat infertility, although the cause may merely be incorrect needling which is specifically mentioned.  Modern texts have largely ignored these cautions.
  • Useful for lower abdominal pain of an excess nature, genital pain/itching, shan disorders, hernia.
  • Diarrhea, undigested food in stools, poor appetite, abdominal pain, edema.  

CV 5 Cautions

Precautions:

  • No Deep Needle (NDN): No Deep Needling.
  • No Perpendicular Needle (NPN): No Perpendicular Needling.
  • General (X): General precautions.

Additional Cautions:

No Deep Needling in Pregnancy, No Perpendicular Needling in Advanced Pregnancy

For a more comprehensive list of all cautions, see our precautions and contraindications page.

Relationships
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Nearby Points (2)
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