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Indications
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Protocols
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Location
On the anterior midline 4 thumb widths above the 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 CV12 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
Anxiety OverthinkingPoor AppetiteBenefit Descend RebellionBenefit DigestionBenefit Regulate Jiao MiddleBenefit Regulate QiBenefit SpleenBenefit Tonify StomachBody Odour FoulBody Odour ScorchedCommon ColdComplexion SallowDepressionDescend RebellionDiarrheaDisease SpleenDisease StomachPsychological DisorderTurmoil DisorderAbdominal BloatingFocal BloatingDizziness Post PartumDizziness Post-partumDysentery RedDysentery WhiteDefecation ProblemsShortness of BreathEpigastriumEpilepsy FullnessAbdominal FullnessFocal FullnessStomach FullnessGhost Syndrome Childhood Fright WindHardness Costal LateralHeat Small IntestineInjury AnxietyInjury Seven InjuriesInjury SpleenInjury StomachNauseaPainAbdomen Acute PainRib PainUpper Stomach PainHeart PainSpleen PainQi Running PigletReflux StomachRegulate Jiao MiddleRegulate QiUndigested Food in StoolDeficiency Taxation SyndromeDeficiency-taxation SyndromeTongue ThrustingTonify StomachLoss of ConsciousnessUrine DarkVomitingVomiting Blood
Protocols using CV12
The 50 best-sourced of 535, ranked by strength of evidence. The count above is the full figure.
- Nausea, Bloating, Heartburn, Dyspepsia Functional, Abdominal Pain Epigastric, Early Satiety, Postprandial Fullness – BL21, CV12 (doi:10.1186/1745-6215-10-75 ↗)
- Vomiting, Nausea, Bloating, Diarrhea, Abdominal Pain, Stool Loose, Gas – ST37, PC06, CV12 (doi:10.1136/acupmed-2011-010026 ↗)
- Obesity, Overweight, Dyslipidemia – LI11, ST25, ST40, SP06, SP09, GB28, CV04, CV06, CV09, CV12 (doi:10.1100/2012/603539 ↗)
- Hypertension, Hypertension Prehypertension – LI11, ST36, GB39, CV04, CV12 (doi:10.1186/1745-6215-13-188 ↗)
- Nausea, Bloating, Dyspepsia Functional – ST34, ST36, BL21, CV12 (doi:10.1155/2012/543943 ↗)
- 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 ↗)
- Hemiparesis, Paralysis Unilateral, Sensorimotor Deficit, Brain Tumor Astrocytoma – CV04, CV06, CV12, GV20, GV26 (doi:10.1155/2013/859763 ↗)
- 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 ↗)
- Nausea, Bloating, Heartburn, Epigastric Pain, Dyspepsia Functional – LI04, ST34, ST36, SP04, SI14, PC06, GB21, LV03, CV12 (doi:10.1186/1745-6215-15-89 ↗)
- Heartburn, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, Reflux Acid, Reflux Bile – ST36, SP04, PC06, LV03, CV12 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(13)60039-4 ↗)
- Obesity, PCOS, Insulin Resistance, Hormonal Imbalance – ST25, SP06, BL17, BL32, CV06, CV12 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(13)60166-1 ↗)
- 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 ↗)
- Abdominal Distension, Diarrhea, Abdominal Pain, Irritable Bowel Syndrome Diarrhea-predominant – ST25, CV06, CV12 (doi:10.1186/1472-6882-14-500 ↗)
- Dizziness, Vertigo, Qi Deficiency, Posterior Circulation Ischemia, Blood Deficiency – ST36, PC08, GB20, CV06, CV12 (doi:10.1186/s13063-015-0660-y ↗)
- Chemotherapy Nausea, Vomiting Chemotherapy-induced – CV12 (doi:10.1186/s13063-015-0734-x ↗)
- Chemotherapy Nausea, Vomiting Chemotherapy-induced – PC06, CV12 (doi:10.1186/s13063-015-0734-x ↗)
- 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 ↗)
- 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 ↗)
- Weight Loss, Diarrhea, Abdominal Pain, Crohn's Disease – ST25, ST36, ST37, SP04, SP06, KD03, LV03, CV06, CV12 (doi:10.1155/2015/938054 ↗)
- 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 ↗)
- Immune Deficiency, Fatigue Cancer – LU08, SI05, BL66, TB04, CV12 (doi:10.1155/2015/703439 ↗)
- 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 ↗)
- Belching, Epigastric Pain, Abdominal Bloating, Functional Dyspepsia, Postprandial Distress – LI04, ST34, ST36, SP04, PC03, LV03, CV12 (doi:10.1186/s13063-016-1296-2 ↗)
- Obesity, Overweight, Insulin Resistance, Type 2 Diabetes – LI04, LI11, ST25, ST28, ST36, SP06, SP15, CV06, CV09, CV12 (doi:10.1038/nutd.2016.16 ↗)
- Loss of Appetite, Anorexia Cancer-related, Cachexia – ST36, CV04, CV08, CV12 (doi:10.1177/1534735416654762 ↗)
- Obesity, Overweight – ST25, ST36, ST40, SP06, SP15, GB26, CV06, CV12 (doi:10.1186/s13063-016-1458-2 ↗)
- Depression, Anhedonia, Mood Low – ST24, KD17, CV04, CV06, CV10, CV12 (doi:10.1016/j.jpsychires.2016.09.014 ↗)
- Depression Major, Mood Depressed, Depression Mdd – ST24, KD17, CV04, CV06, CV10, CV12 (doi:10.1016/j.nicl.2016.07.011 ↗)
- Chemotherapy Nausea, Vomiting Chemotherapy-induced – PC06, CV12 (doi:10.1186/s12906-016-1425-1 ↗)
- Chemotherapy Nausea, Vomiting Chemotherapy-induced – ST36, CV12 (doi:10.1186/s12906-016-1425-1 ↗)
- Chemotherapy Nausea, Vomiting Chemotherapy-induced – CV12, CV13 (doi:10.1186/s12906-016-1425-1 ↗)
- Weight Loss, Diarrhea, Abdominal Pain, Inflammatory Bowel Disease Crohn's Disease – ST25, CV06, CV12 (doi:10.1038/srep36636 ↗)
- Fatigue, Anxiety, Depression, Insomnia, Poor Concentration – LI04, PC06, CV04, CV12, CV17, GV20, GV24 (doi:10.1186/s13063-016-1741-2 ↗)
- Obesity, Iron Deficiency, Anemia Iron Deficiency – ST27, ST40, SP03, SP14, SI03, KD02, TB06, GB41, CV04, CV12 (doi:10.4103/0366-6999.200549 ↗)
- Epigastric Pain, Dyspepsia Functional, Burning Epigastric – ST36, ST44, SP09, BL20, BL21, PC06, LV03, LV13, LV14, CV12, CV17 (doi:10.1186/s13063-017-1845-3 ↗)
- PCOS, Insulin Resistance, Menstrual Irregularity, Hyperandrogenism, Anovulation – LI04, ST29, ST33, ST34, ST36, SP06, CV03, CV12 (doi:10.1186/s13063-017-1854-2 ↗)
- Chemotherapy Nausea, Vomiting Chemotherapy-induced, Cinv – ST25, ST36, PC06, LV13, CV06, CV12 (doi:10.1186/s13063-017-1927-2 ↗)
- Hyperglycemia, Prediabetes, Impaired Glucose Tolerance – LI04, ST36, ST37, ST39, ST40, SP06, SP09, BL18, BL20, BL21, LV03, LV13, LV14, CV12, GV09 (doi:10.1186/s13063-017-2014-4 ↗)
- Fatigue, Dizziness, Headache, Nausea, Flatulence, Dyspepsia, Weight Loss, Anorexia, Abdominal Chronic Pain, Abdominal Functional Pain – LI04, SP03, HT07, CV12 (doi:10.1016/j.imr.2013.12.004 ↗)
- Cervical Spondylosis, Neck Pain, Stiffness Neck, Tenderness Neck – ST24, KD17, CV04, CV12 (doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0181360 ↗)
- Fatigue, Cancer, Immune Deficiency – LU08, SI05, BL66, TB04, CV12 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(15)30061-3 ↗)
- Abdominal Pain, Familial Mediterranean Fever – LI04, ST25, CV12 (doi:10.1016/j.jams.2016.07.003 ↗)
- Diabetes Mellitus, Blood Glucose Dysregulation – CV12 (doi:10.1016/j.jams.2016.08.002 ↗)
- Nausea, Vomiting Chemotherapy-induced – CV12 (doi:10.1186/s13063-017-2186-y ↗)
- Nausea, Vomiting Chemotherapy-induced – ST36, CV12 (doi:10.1186/s13063-017-2186-y ↗)
- Nausea, Belching, Postprandial Fullness, Satiation Early, Dyspepsia Postprandial, Bloating Upper Abdominal – ST25, ST36, SP04, PC06, CV06, CV12, CV17, GV20 (doi:10.1186/s13063-017-2285-9 ↗)
Most often selected alongside CV12
How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with CV12. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.
- ST36Leg Three Miles349 protocols
- ST25Celestial Pivot221 protocols
- CV04Original Qi Gate190 protocols
- CV06Sea Of Qi188 protocols
- PC06Inner Gate156 protocols
- SP06Three Yin Intersection151 protocols
- LV03Great Surge125 protocols
- LI04Junction Valley118 protocols
- GV20100 Convergences106 protocols
- BL20Spleen Shu Point79 protocols
- ST40Abundant Bulge67 protocols
- KD03Great Stream63 protocols