CV02 Qugu (Curved Bone) – acupuncture point

Location

On the midpoint of the upper border of the symphysis pubis.

Cautions

Avoid needling over the gravid uterus after the first trimester; where used in pregnancy, needle shallowly and only on a clear obstetric indication.

Indications

Conditions for which CV02 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

Cold AcuteCold KidneysDamp DeficiencyZang Five DeficiencyShan DisorderAbdomen Inferior BloatingDryness GenitalsErectile Dysfunction Erectile / Impotence Problems Urinary ProblemsUrination Retention Pregnancy ProblemsMenstrual Cramps BedwettingExhaustion Five Zang FullnessPenis Contraction StiffnessImmobility Penis ContractionItchiness ScrotumLeucorrhea Vaginal Discharge RedWhite Vaginal DischargeLower Abdominal PainAbdomen Inferior Acute PainGenital Pain Irregular Periods Period / Menstruation IrregularUrination Dysfunction Five TypesPainful UrinationUrination ScantyKidneys WeaknessWeariness

TCM actions

What classical sources say CV02 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.

Benefit Regulate Jiao LowerBenefit UrinationRegulate Jiao Lower

Protocols using CV02

Urinary Retention, Urination Difficulty, Abdominal Distending Pain – SP06, SP09, BL23, BL28, BL32, BL39, CV02, CV03, CV04 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(08)60020-5 ↗)
Enuresis Nocturnal, Bedwetting – ST36, SP04, SP06, SP12, HT07, HT09, BL23, BL28, BL32, KD03, KD05, CV02, CV03, CV06, GV04, GV15, GV20 (doi:10.1177/147323000303100611 ↗)
Spinal Cord Injury, Bladder Dysfunction Neurogenic, Urinary Retention Chronic – SP06, SP09, BL23, BL28, CV02, CV03, CV04, CV06 (doi:10.1155/2016/9245186 ↗)
Spinal Cord Injury, Bladder Dysfunction Neurogenic, Urinary Retention Chronic – SP06, SP09, BL23, BL28, BL31, BL32, BL33, BL34, CV02, CV03, CV04, CV06 (doi:10.1155/2016/9245186 ↗)
Dysmenorrhea, Urination Frequent, Pelvic Pain, Leucorrhea, Uterine Myoma – ST08, ST25, ST36, SP06, GB16, CV02, CV03, CV04, CV08 (doi:10.1016/j.imr.2018.10.003 ↗)
Fatigue, Constipation, Abdominal Distension, Voiding Dysfunction, Urinary Retention Acute, Herpes Zoster Sacral – SP06, BL32, BL33, CV02, CV03 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000036007 ↗)
Dysmenorrhea, Menstrual Pain, Abdomen Lower Pain – CV02, CV04 (doi:10.4103/1735-1995.193176 ↗)
Dysmenorrhea, Menstrual Pain, Cramping Abdominal Pain – CV02, CV04 (doi:10.1186/s12906-019-2433-8 ↗)
Dysuria, Nocturia, Urinary Frequency, Urinary Urgency, Urinary Hesitancy, Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia, Incomplete Bladder Emptying – ST28, CV02, CV04 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000020376 ↗)
Dysuria, Urinary Frequency, Urinary Urgency, Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia, Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms – ST28, ST36, SP06, CV02, CV03, CV04 (doi:10.27465/d.cnki.gzzyc.2024.000579 ↗)
Urinary Retention – LI04, ST28, ST36, SP06, SP09, SP10, BL22, BL23, BL28, BL32, BL54, KD03, LV03, CV02, CV03, CV04, CV06, GV20 (doi:10.13288/j.11-2166/r.2013.23.017 ↗)
Dysuria, Urinary Retention, Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia – CV02, CV03, CV04, CV06 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20231222-k0002 ↗)
Dysmenorrhea, Endometriosis, Ovarian Cysts, Infertility Female, Acne Hormonal – LI04, ST25, ST29, ST36, SP06, SP09, BL18, BL19, BL20, BL21, BL25, BL32, GB20, GB34, LV03, CV02, CV04, CV07, CV13, GV14, XH01A (doi:10.3889/oamjms.2018.379 ↗)
Infertility Male, Sperm Motility Low, Sperm Quality Poor – LI04, ST25, ST29, ST36, SP06, SP09, BL18, BL19, BL20, BL21, BL25, BL32, GB20, GB34, LV03, CV02, CV04, CV07, CV13, GV14, XH01A (doi:10.3889/oamjms.2018.379 ↗)
Anxiety, Depression, Erectile Dysfunction, Erectile-dysfunction – ST36, KD12, CV02, CV03, CV04, CV06, GV20 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20231005-0001 ↗)
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia, Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms, Hyperplasia Prostate Benign, Urinary Symptoms Lower Tract, Overactive Bladder – ST28, ST36, SP06, CV02, CV03, CV04 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240322-k0003 ↗)
Stroke, Urinary Retention, Neurogenic Bladder Post-stroke, Bladder Neurogenic – KD11, CV02, CV03, CV04, CV06, CV09, CV10, CV12 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20250302-0001 ↗)
Infertility, Infertility Female, Infertility Male – LI04, ST25, ST29, ST36, SP06, SP09, BL18, BL19, BL20, BL21, BL25, BL32, GB20, GB34, LV03, CV02, CV04, CV07, CV13, GV14, XH01A, XH01B, XH01C, XH01D (doi:10.3889/oamjms.2018.379 ↗)
Uterine Myoma, Uterine Fibroids – ST08, ST36, SP06, GB16, CV02, CV03, CV04 (doi:10.1016/j.imr.2018.10.003 ↗)
Urinary Retention, Urinary Retention Postoperative – ST28, SP06, SP09, CV02 (doi:10.1016/j.jopan.2023.01.003 ↗)
Herpes Zoster, Urinary Retention, Neurogenic Bladder – SP06, BL32, BL33, CV02, CV03 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000036007 ↗)
Infertility Female, Infertility Recurrent Implantation Failure – BL23, CV02, CV03, CV04, CV06, GV03, GV04 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20190504-k0002 ↗)
Urinary Retention, Urinary Retention Postoperative – BL28, BL54, BL60, CV02, CV03 (doi:10.3831/kpi.2024.27.2.123 ↗)
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia – CV02, CV03 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2017.06.007 ↗)
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia – CV02, CV03, CV04, CV06 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20231222-k0002 ↗)
Urinary Retention – SP06, SP09, CV02, CV03, CV04 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(08)60020-5 ↗)
Adenomyosis – ST25, ST28, CV02, CV03, XC01 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
Overactive Bladder – BL32, BL35, CV01, CV02 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
Prostatitis Chronic, Pelvic Pain – SP06, BL23, BL54, CV01, CV02 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
Prostatitis Chronic – SP06, BL54, CV02, CV04 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
Urinary Incontinence Urgency – CV02 (doi:10.1089/acu.2017.1244 ↗)
Dysmenorrhea Primary, Dysmenorrhea Secondary – LI04, ST30, ST36, SP06, SP10, BL20, BL23, PC05, PC06, CV02, CV03 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
Dysmenorrhea, Breast Pain, Premenstrual Syndrome – LI04, LI11, ST36, SP06, PC06, LV03, CV02, CV06, CV12, GV20 (Anil A et al.. Importance of acupuncture on premenstrual syndrome.. Clinical and experimental obstetrics & gynecology, 2012)
Infertility Male, Anejaculation – LV01, LV11, CV02 (Chen Jirui, Nissi Wang (eds). Acupuncture Case Histories from China. Seattle: Eastland Press, 1988)
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia, Urinary Dribbling – SP06, KD03, CV02, CV03, CV04 (Henry C. Lu. Clinical Cases of Acupuncture)
Hernia, Hernia Inguinal – ST30, LV03, CV02, CV07 (Zhang Dengbu. Acupuncture Cases from China: A Digest of Difficult and Complicated Case Histories. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 1994)

Most often selected alongside CV02

How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with CV02. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

CV03Central Pivot22 protocols
CV04Original Qi Gate22 protocols
SP06Three Yin Intersection21 protocols
ST36Leg Three Miles12 protocols
BL32Second Bone Hole10 protocols
CV06Sea Of Qi10 protocols
SP09Yin Mound Spring9 protocols
BL23Kidney Shu Point8 protocols
BL28Bladder Shu Point6 protocols
LI04Junction Valley6 protocols
LV03Great Surge6 protocols
ST28Waterway6 protocols

Other points on the Conception Vessel

CV01 CV03 CV04 CV05 CV06 CV07 CV08 CV09 CV10 CV11 CV12 CV13 CV14 CV15 CV16 CV17 CV18 CV19 CV20 CV21 CV22 CV23 CV24