Location
On the anterior midline 1.5 thumb widths below umbilicus.
Cautions
Caution in pregnancy.
Indications
Conditions for which CV06 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
Benefit Qi YuanBenefit Qi YuanBenefit Regulate BloodBenefit Regulate QiBenefit Tonify KidneysBenefit Tonify QiBleeding Post PartumBleeding Post-partumAbnormal Uterine BleedingAbnormal Uterine BleedingCold IllnessCold IllnessCold Jiao LowerCold Jiao LowerComplexion DarkComplexion DarkConstipationCounterflow Inversion LimbsCounterflow Inversion LimbsLower Jiao DeficiencyLower Jiao DeficiencyYang Qi DeficiencyYang Qi DeficiencyYuan Qi DeficiencyYuan Qi DeficiencyYin DeficiencyYin DeficiencyZang DeficiencyZang DeficiencyDiarrheaShan Seven Kinds DisorderShan Seven Kinds DisorderAbdominal BloatingAbdominal BloatingDysenteryErectile DysfunctionErectile / Impotence ProblemsMenstrual CrampsShortness of BreathEmaciationEnuresis (infant)Enuresis InfantileFibroids / Masses Zheng Jia AbdomenFibroids Masses Zheng Jia AbdomenFontanelle / Soft Spot PersistentFontanelle Soft Spot PersistentBack Lumbar Sprain StiffnessStanding Collapse StiffnessImmobility Back Lumbar SprainImmobility Standing CollapseInfertilityLeucorrhea Vaginal Discharge RedLeucorrhea Vaginal Discharge RedLeucorrhea Vaginal Discharge WhiteLeucorrhea Vaginal Discharge WhiteOculogyric Crisis Eyes Staring UpwardsOculogyric Crisis Eyes Staring UpwardsPainHeart PainHeart PainUmbilicus Twisting PainUmbilicus Twisting PainIrregular PeriodsPeriod / Menstruation IrregularPeriod / Menstruation Persistent Post-partumPeriod Persistent Post PartumRectal ProlapseRectal ProlapseUterine ProlapseUterine ProlapsePulse / Heart Rate MinutePulse Heart Rate MinutePulse / Heart Rate SlowPulse Heart Rate SlowQi Disease ChronicQi Disease ChronicQi ExhaustionQi ExhaustionQi Five Zang Upward AttackQi Five Zang Upward AttackRegulate BloodRegulate QiRetraction TesticlesRetraction TesticlesCold Below Umbilicus SensationCold Below Umbilicus SensationTonify KidneysTonify QiUnconsciousness WindstrokeUnconsciousness WindstrokeUrination HesitantUrination HesitantUrine CloudyUrine CloudyUrine DarkUrine DarkUrine WhiteUrine WhiteMuscles WeaknessMuscles WeaknessYang WeaknessYang Weakness
Protocols using CV06
- Fatigue, Anxiety, Insomnia, Cognitive Impairment, Depression Major, Mood Dysphoric – LI04, ST08, SP06, BL13, BL17, BL19, BL42, BL46, BL48, KD01, LV03, CV06, CV12, CV15, GV20, XH03 (https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2022.761419)
- Dysmenorrhea, Menstrual Pain, Qi-blood Stagnation, Mood Changes – LI04, SP04, SP06, SP08, SP10, BL32, LV03, CV03, CV06 (https://doi.org/10.1093/ecam/nep239)
- Fatigue Cancer-related, Sleep Disturbance Cancer-related, Cancer-related Pain – LI04, ST36, SP06, HT07, KD03, PC06, CV06, GV20 (https://doi.org/10.3822/ijtmb.v18i4.1269)
- Urinary Retention, Myelitis Acute – SP06, CV03, CV04, CV06 (https://doi.org/10.16448/j.cjtcm.2013.11.025)
- Spinal Cord Injury, Bladder Dysfunction Neurogenic, Urinary Retention Chronic – SP06, SP09, BL23, BL28, CV02, CV03, CV04, CV06 (https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/9245186)
- Obesity, Obesity Abdominal – ST25, SP06, SP09, GB28, CV04, CV06, CV09, CV12 (https://doi.org/10.1186/s40200-014-0092-3)
- Diarrhea Functional, Spleen-stomach Deficiency – ST36, SP09, CV04, CV06, CV10, CV12, GV20, XH03 (https://doi.org/10.27044/d.cnki.ggzzu.2024.000184)
- Joint Pain, Stiffness Joint, Musculoskeletal Symptoms, Aromatase Inhibitor Side Effects – LI04, ST36, BL65, KD03, PC06, GB34, CV04, CV06, CV12 (https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-013-2427-z)
- Anxiety Cancer-related, Anxiety State, Anxiety Trait – LU09, LI04, LI10, HT07, BL13, CV06, GV20 (https://doi.org/10.5812/ircmj.25919)
- Fatigue, Headache, Vomiting, Insomnia, Nausea, Back Pain, Dysmenorrhea Primary, Menstrual Pain, Abdomen Lower Pain – SP06, CV04, CV06, CV08 (https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0170952)
- Urinary Incontinence, Urinary Frequency, Urinary Urgency, Urinary Incontinence Poststroke – SP06, SP11, CV02, CV03, CV04, CV06 (https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/5709295)
- Nausea, Belching, Postprandial Fullness, Satiation Early, Dyspepsia Postprandial, Bloating Upper Abdominal – ST25, ST36, SP04, PC06, CV06, CV12, CV17, GV20 (https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-017-2285-9)