CV11 (Strengthen The Interior)

Location

On the anterior midline 3 thumb widths above the umbilicus.

Indications

Conditions for which CV11 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

Protocols using CV11

• Benefit Regulate Qi – LU04, LI10, LI11, LI13, LI14, LI15, LI16, ST09, ST21, ST22, ST25, ST26, ST27, SP03, SP04, SP12, SP13, SP14, SP18, SP19, SP20, SP21, SI16, BL10, BL14, BL16, BL44, KD09, KD14, KD16, KD18, KD19, PC01, PC06, TB06, TB10, TB13, TB15, TB16, GB21, GB22, LV05, LV13, LV14, CV03, CV05, CV06, CV10, CV11, CV12, CV13, CV17, CV18, CV19, CV20, XC01, XC02A, XC02B, XC09, XH43, XU03, XU23, XU24 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
• Benefit Regulate Jiao Middle – ST19, ST20, ST21, ST23, SP02, SP04, BL21, BL39, BL46, BL47, BL50, GB24, LV13, CV11, CV12, GV09 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
• Edema – LI06, ST12, ST22, ST25, ST28, ST33, ST36, ST43, SP04, SP06, SP07, SP08, SP09, BL21, BL22, BL23, BL50, BL52, BL53, KD06, KD07, GB08, GB29, CV03, CV04, CV05, CV07, CV08, CV09, CV11, GV21, GV26, XC05A, XC05B, XC05C, XC05D, XC14A, XC14B (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
• Abdominal Bloating – LU01, LU05, LU10, LI07, LI11, ST19, ST20, ST21, ST22, ST25, ST26, ST30, ST33, ST36, ST37, ST41, ST42, ST43, ST45, SP01, SP02, SP03, SP04, SP05, SP06, SP08, SP09, SP14, SP17, BL08, BL15, BL20, BL21, BL22, BL25, BL26, BL29, BL33, BL45, BL48, BL49, BL53, KD03, KD04, KD06, KD10, KD16, KD19, KD20, KD27, GB24, GB25, GB39, LV01, LV02, LV13, LV14, CV06, CV08, CV11, CV12, CV13, CV14, GV20, XC09, XH47, XU03 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
• Vomiting – LU01, LU05, LU08, LU10, LU11, LI10, LI11, ST08, ST09, ST19, ST20, ST21, ST24, ST25, ST36, ST42, SP01, SP02, SP03, SP04, SP05, BL06, BL08, BL09, BL12, BL13, BL14, BL15, BL16, BL17, BL19, BL21, BL22, BL31, BL40, BL41, BL42, BL43, BL44, BL45, BL46, BL47, BL49, BL52, BL61, BL66, KD04, KD16, KD17, KD18, KD19, KD20, KD21, KD22, KD23, KD24, KD25, KD26, KD27, PC03, PC04, PC05, PC06, PC07, PC08, PC09, TB06, TB18, TB19, GB07, GB08, GB23, GB24, GB25, GB28, GB29, GB34, GB40, LV02, LV03, LV13, LV14, CV11, CV12, CV13, CV14, CV18, CV19, CV22, GV06, GV07, GV08, GV09, GV10, GV11, GV12, GV14, GV20, GV24, XB03, XC15, XC20, XH11, XH12, XH13, XH26, XL11, XU04, XU05, XU11A, XU11B, XU11C, XU11D, XU11E, XU11F, XU11G, XU11H, XU11I, XU11J, XU27 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
• Loss of Appetite – ST39, ST42, ST44, SP03, SP04, BL13, BL48, BL64, KD03, KD21, KD22, KD23, KD24, TB01, TB10, GB28, GB39, LV04, LV08, LV13, CV09, CV10, CV11, GV06, XH47 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
• Turmoil Disorder – LU10, LI10, ST09, ST18, ST25, ST36, ST41, SP02, SP03, SP04, SP06, SP09, SP12, SP13, HT06, BL21, BL38, BL40, BL50, BL52, BL56, BL57, BL59, BL61, BL63, KD01, KD06, PC03, PC05, PC07, PC09, TB01, TB06, GB34, GB35, LV14, CV04, CV07, CV08, CV09, CV11, CV12, CV13, CV14, GV20 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
• Heart Pain – LU02, LU04, LU05, LU08, LU09, ST19, ST36, SP02, SP03, SP04, SP14, HT01, HT03, HT04, HT06, HT07, HT09, SI01, SI08, BL14, BL15, BL17, BL45, BL64, KD01, KD20, PC02, PC03, PC04, PC05, PC06, PC07, PC08, PC09, TB01, TB04, TB06, TB10, LV01, LV02, LV03, LV13, CV06, CV09, CV11, CV12, CV14, CV15, CV17, CV22, GV01, GV08, GV20 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
• Heat, Damp, Diarrhoea (infant), Benefit Regulate Spleen, Benefit Regulate Stomach, Overeating Overfeeding, Diarrhoea (infant), Benefit Regulate Spleen, Benefit Regulate Stomach, Overeating Overfeeding – ST25, ST37, CV06, CV11, XU10A, XU10B, XU10C, XU10D (https://www.sacredlotus.com/go/acupuncture/get/acupuncture-point-prescriptions)
• Retention Food, Upper Stomach Pain, Retention Food, Upper Stomach Pain – ST36, PC06, CV11, XL25 (https://www.sacredlotus.com/go/acupuncture/get/acupuncture-point-prescriptions)
• Chemotherapy Nausea, Vomiting Chemotherapy-induced – LI04, ST21, ST24, ST25, ST34, ST36, SP15, PC06, CV04, CV06, CV08, CV09, CV10, CV11, CV12, CV13, CV14 (https://doi.org/10.13460/j.issn.1005-0957.2024.13.4027)

Other points on the Conception Vessel