CV06 (Sea Of Qi)

氣海qì hǎi

Conception Vessel

Location of acupuncture point CV06 (Sea Of Qi)

102

Indications

426

Protocols

Location

On the anterior midline 1.5 thumb widths below umbilicus.

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 CV06 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

Benefit Qi Yuan Benefit Qi Yuan Benefit Regulate Blood Benefit Regulate Qi Benefit Tonify Kidneys Benefit Tonify Qi Bleeding Post Partum Bleeding Post-partum Abnormal Uterine Bleeding Abnormal Uterine Bleeding Cold Illness Cold Illness Cold Jiao Lower Cold Jiao Lower Complexion Dark Complexion Dark Constipation Counterflow Inversion Limbs Counterflow Inversion Limbs Lower Jiao Deficiency Lower Jiao Deficiency Yang Qi Deficiency Yang Qi Deficiency Yuan Qi Deficiency Yuan Qi Deficiency Yin Deficiency Yin Deficiency Zang Deficiency Zang Deficiency Diarrhea Shan Seven Kinds Disorder Shan Seven Kinds Disorder Abdominal Bloating Abdominal Bloating Dysentery Erectile Dysfunction Erectile / Impotence Problems Menstrual Cramps Shortness of Breath Emaciation Enuresis (infant)Enuresis Infantile Fibroids / Masses Zheng Jia Abdomen Fibroids Masses Zheng Jia Abdomen Fontanelle / Soft Spot Persistent Fontanelle Soft Spot Persistent Back Lumbar Sprain Stiffness Standing Collapse Stiffness Immobility Back Lumbar Sprain Immobility Standing Collapse Infertility Leucorrhea Vaginal Discharge Red Leucorrhea Vaginal Discharge Red White Vaginal Discharge White Vaginal Discharge Oculogyric Crisis Eyes Staring Upwards Oculogyric Crisis Eyes Staring Upwards Pain Heart Pain Heart Pain Umbilicus Twisting Pain Umbilicus Twisting Pain Irregular Periods Period / Menstruation Irregular Period / Menstruation Persistent Post-partum Period Persistent Post Partum Rectal Prolapse Rectal Prolapse Uterine Prolapse Uterine Prolapse Pulse / Heart Rate Minute Pulse Heart Rate Minute Pulse / Heart Rate Slow Pulse Heart Rate Slow Qi Disease Chronic Qi Disease Chronic Qi Exhaustion Qi Exhaustion Qi Five Zang Upward Attack Qi Five Zang Upward Attack Regulate Blood Regulate Qi Retraction Testicles Retraction Testicles Cold Below Umbilicus Sensation Cold Below Umbilicus Sensation Tonify Kidneys Tonify Qi Unconsciousness Windstroke Unconsciousness Windstroke Urination Hesitant Urination Hesitant Urine Cloudy Urine Cloudy Urine Dark Urine Dark Urine White Urine White Muscles Weakness Muscles Weakness Yang Weakness Yang Weakness

Protocols using CV06

The 50 best-sourced of 426, ranked by strength of evidence. The count above is the full figure.

Period Short, Period Scanty, Period Low, Period Light, Warm Kidney Yang, Hypomenorrhea Ovulatory, Vitality Weakness, Hypomenorrhea Luteal, Period Short, Period Scanty, Period Low, Period Light, Warm Kidney Yang, Conduct Blood Downward, Hypomenorrhea Ovulatory, Vitality Weakness – SP01, BL23, KD03, CV04, CV06 (doi:10.1016/S0254-6272(09)60059-5 ↗)
Period Short, Period Scanty, Period Low, Period Light, Warm Kidney Yang, Hypomenorrhea Follicular, Kidney Qi Weakness, Kidney Jing Weakness, Mai Ren Deficiency, Mai Chong Deficiency, Restore Yin, Yang Weakness, Hypomenorrhea Ovulatory, Vitality Weakness – SP06, CV04, CV06 (doi:10.1016/S0254-6272(09)60059-5 ↗)
Stroke, Urinary Dysfunction, Urinary Voiding Dysfunction, Stroke Cerebrovascular Accident, Stroke Recovery, Urinary Dysfunction Voiding – CV03, CV04, CV06 (doi:10.1093/ecam/neh102 ↗)
Dysmenorrhea, Menstrual Pain, Pelvic Pain – LI04, ST25, ST29, ST30, ST36, SP04, HT07, BL62, KD03, PC06, LV03, CV04, CV06 (doi:10.1093/ecam/nem020 ↗)
Anxiety, Immune Nk Cell Deficiency – LI04, LI11, ST36, SP06, HT03, HT05, SI03, BL60, KD06, PC06, TB05, GB34, GB43, LV02, CV03, CV04, CV06, CV15, GV20 (doi:10.1093/ecam/nep236 ↗)
Dysmenorrhea, Menstrual Pain, Qi-blood Stagnation, Mood Changes – LI04, SP04, SP06, SP08, SP10, BL32, LV03, CV03, CV06 (doi:10.1093/ecam/nep239 ↗)
Dysmenorrhea, Menstrual Pain, Mood Changes, Qi-blood Deficiency – ST36, SP06, SP08, BL17, BL20, BL32, CV04, CV06 (doi:10.1093/ecam/nep239 ↗)
Dysmenorrhea, Menstrual Pain, Mood Changes, Cold Stagnation – LU07, ST36, SP06, BL23, KD06, CV03, CV04, CV06, GV04 (doi:10.1093/ecam/nep239 ↗)
Dysmenorrhea, Kidney Deficiency, Liver Deficiency, Menstrual Pain, Mood Changes – ST36, SP06, BL17, BL18, BL23, KD03, CV04, CV06 (doi:10.1093/ecam/nep239 ↗)
Hot Flashes, Vasomotor Symptoms, Menopause Perimenopause, Menopause Postmenopause – LI04, LI11, ST36, SP06, HT07, BL15, BL18, BL20, BL23, KD03, PC06, GB34, LV03, CV06, CV17, GV14, GV20 (doi:10.1097/gme.0b013e31821f9171 ↗)
Infertility Female, Ivf Failed Embryo Transfer, Infertility Repeated Ivf Failure – ST29, ST36, SP06, SP08, SP10, HT07, KD03, PC06, LV03, CV04, CV06, GV20 (doi:10.1186/1745-6215-13-60 ↗)
Obesity, Overweight, Dyslipidemia – LI11, ST25, ST40, SP06, SP09, GB28, CV04, CV06, CV09, CV12 (doi:10.1100/2012/603539 ↗)
Osteoarthritis Knee – ST36, GB34, CV04, CV06 (doi:10.1155/2012/372670 ↗)
Joint Pain, Stiffness Joint, Musculoskeletal Symptoms, Aromatase Inhibitor Side Effects – LI04, ST36, BL65, KD03, PC06, GB34, CV04, CV06, CV12 (doi:10.1007/s10549-013-2427-z ↗)
Headache, Muscle Pain, Fatigue Chronic, Fatigue Unexplained, Sleep Unrefreshing, Memory Impaired, Malaise Post-exertional – LU08, SP03, HT08, BL15, CV06 (doi:10.1186/1745-6215-14-147 ↗)
Hemiparesis, Paralysis Unilateral, Sensorimotor Deficit, Brain Tumor Astrocytoma – CV04, CV06, CV12, GV20, GV26 (doi:10.1155/2013/859763 ↗)
Hypertension, Medication Side Effects Diarrhea, Medication Side Effects Fatigue, Medication Side Effects Flushing, Medication Side Effects Palpitations – LI04, LI11, ST09, ST36, SP06, CV04, CV06 (doi:10.1136/acupmed-2013-010407 ↗)
Stress, Fatigue, Anxiety, Headache, Depression, Insomnia, Somatic Pain – LI04, ST36, SP06, HT07, PC06, LV03, CV06, GV20 (doi:10.1186/1472-6882-13-308 ↗)
Anxiety, Depression, Hot Flashes, Musculoskeletal Symptoms, Sleep Disturbance, Menopausal Symptoms – LI04, ST36, BL65, KD03, PC06, GB34, CV04, CV06, CV12 (doi:10.1002/cncr.28352 ↗)
Fatigue, Weakness, Constipation, Depression, Insomnia, Spasticity, Dysphagia, Atrophy Muscle, Limb Pain, Limb Numbness, Dyspnea Nocturnal, Dysarthria, Sweating Abnormal – LI04, LI11, ST36, SP06, BL23, KD03, PC06, CV04, CV06, CV12, GV14, GV20 (doi:10.1155/2013/613596 ↗)
Enuresis Nocturnal, Bedwetting – ST36, SP04, SP06, SP12, HT07, HT09, BL23, BL28, BL32, KD03, KD05, CV02, CV03, CV06, GV04, GV15, GV20 (doi:10.1177/147323000303100611 ↗)
Obesity, PCOS, Insulin Resistance, Hormonal Imbalance – ST25, SP06, BL17, BL32, CV06, CV12 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(13)60166-1 ↗)
Dysmenorrhea Primary, Menstrual Pain, Pelvic Pain, Lower-abdominal Pain – SP06, CV04, CV06, CV08 (doi:10.1155/2014/434978 ↗)
Anxiety, Depression, Leukopenia, Cancer Colorectal, Chemotherapy Side Effects, Neutropenia – LU07, LI04, ST32, ST36, SP03, SI06, PC05, TB05, GB39, LV03, CV06 (doi:10.1155/2014/217397 ↗)
Memory Impaired, Cognitive Impairment Vascular, Dementia Vascular No Dementia, Stroke Post – ST36, SP10, HT05, BL15, BL45, KD06, CV06, CV12, CV17, GV16, GV20 (doi:10.1186/1745-6215-15-442 ↗)
Hemiplegia, Blood Stasis, Ischemic Stroke, Qi Deficiency – LI04, LI10, LI11, LI15, ST32, ST36, BL17, BL60, TB05, GB34, GB39, CV04, CV06 (doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2014-007080 ↗)
Abdominal Distension, Diarrhea, Abdominal Pain, Irritable Bowel Syndrome Diarrhea-predominant – ST25, CV06, CV12 (doi:10.1186/1472-6882-14-500 ↗)
Dysmenorrhea, Menstrual Pain, Abdomen Lower Pain – ST36, SP06, SP08, SP10, BL23, BL32, LV03, CV03, CV04, CV06 (doi:10.1155/2015/752194 ↗)
Dizziness, Vertigo, Qi Deficiency, Posterior Circulation Ischemia, Blood Deficiency – ST36, PC08, GB20, CV06, CV12 (doi:10.1186/s13063-015-0660-y ↗)
Inflammation Intestinal, Crohn's Disease, Barrier Dysfunction Intestinal Epithelial – LI04, LI11, ST25, ST36, ST37, BL23, BL25, CV06, CV09 (doi:10.3748/wjg.v21.i16.4986 ↗)
Absent Periods, Infertility, PCOS, Oligomenorrhea, Insulin Resistance, Hyperandrogenism, Hyperinsulinemia – LI04, ST27, ST29, ST33, ST34, ST36, SP06, SP10, PC06, LV03, CV03, CV06, CV10, CV12 (doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2015-007757 ↗)
Constipation Functional, Stool Hard, Constipation Chronic, Defecation Difficulty – ST25, ST36, ST37, BL25, BL33, BL34, TB06, CV04, CV06 (doi:10.1155/2015/396396 ↗)
Joint Pain, Muscle Pain, Fatigue Chronic, Sleep Unrefreshing, Fatigue Post-exertional – LU08, SP03, HT08, BL15, CV06 (doi:10.1186/s13063-015-0857-0 ↗)
Obesity, Overweight – LI04, LI11, ST25, ST28, ST36, SP06, CV06, CV12 (doi:10.1186/s13063-015-0867-y ↗)
Epigastric Pain, Dyspepsia Functional, Constipation Chronic, Neurogenic Bowel – ST25, ST36, CV06, CV12 (doi:10.7453/gahmj.2014.081 ↗)
Dysmenorrhea, Menstrual Pain, Pelvic Pain – SP06, SP08, CV03, CV06 (doi:10.1155/2015/735690 ↗)
Weight Loss, Diarrhea, Abdominal Pain, Crohn's Disease – ST25, ST36, ST37, SP04, SP06, KD03, LV03, CV06, CV12 (doi:10.1155/2015/938054 ↗)
Incontinence Urinary Stress, Incontinence Urinary Mixed, Incontinence Urinary Urgency – SP03, SP06, BL14, BL18, BL20, BL23, BL28, BL31, BL32, BL33, BL34, KD03, KD07, PC06, LV03, CV03, CV04, CV06, GV04, GV20 (doi:10.1136/acupmed-2015-010828 ↗)
Dementia Vascular, Cognitive Decline, Impaired Activities Of Daily Living – ST25, ST36, ST40, SP06, SP10, PC06, GB20, LV03, CV06, CV12, CV17, GV20, GV24 (doi:10.1155/2015/161439 ↗)
Obesity, Overweight – LI04, LI11, ST25, ST36, ST40, ST44, SP06, CV04, CV06, CV12 (doi:10.1186/s13063-015-1046-x ↗)
Anxiety, Dizziness, Depression, Insomnia, Irritability, Sleep Difficulty Falling Asleep, Sleep Early Waking – ST24, ST26, SP15, KD17, CV04, CV06, CV10, CV12 (doi:10.1155/2015/578972 ↗)
Ischemic Stroke, Paralysis Hemiplegia, Lower Limb Weakness, Upper Limb Weakness, Disability Activities Of Daily Living – LI04, LI10, LI11, LI15, ST25, ST31, ST36, ST40, SP06, SP10, SP15, TB06, GB34, LV03, CV04, CV06, CV10, CV12 (doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2015-010073 ↗)
Obesity, Overweight, Insulin Resistance, Type 2 Diabetes – LI04, LI11, ST25, ST28, ST36, SP06, SP15, CV06, CV09, CV12 (doi:10.1038/nutd.2016.16 ↗)
Numbness, Neuropathy Peripheral, Chemotherapy-Induced Neuropathy – LI11, ST06, SP06, CV06 (doi:10.1177/1534735415627926 ↗)
Spinal Cord Injury, Bladder Dysfunction Neurogenic, Urinary Retention Chronic – CV03, CV04, CV06, GV03, GV04 (doi:10.1155/2016/9245186 ↗)
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 ↗)
Obesity, Overweight – ST25, ST36, ST40, SP06, SP15, GB26, CV06, CV12 (doi:10.1186/s13063-016-1458-2 ↗)
Fatigue Cancer-related – ST36, CV04, CV06 (doi:10.1002/cncr.30189 ↗)
Depression, Anhedonia, Mood Low – ST24, KD17, CV04, CV06, CV10, CV12 (doi:10.1016/j.jpsychires.2016.09.014 ↗)

Other points on the Conception Vessel

CV01 CV02 CV03 CV04 CV05 CV07 CV08 CV09 CV10 CV11 CV12 CV13 CV14 CV15 CV16 CV17 CV18 CV19 CV20 CV21 CV22 CV23 CV24