CV 9 CV9 Water Divide Shui Fen 水分 conception vessel 9 Conception Vessel 9 cv9
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
CV 9 CV9
CV 9 CV9
CV 9 Water Divide - Shui Fen - 水分 Location 1 cun above CV 8 (umbilicus).
Actions
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.
Good point for Moxa.
CV 9 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
