Location
On the anterior midline 4 thumb widths above the umbilicus.
Cautions
Caution in pregnancy.
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 OverthinkingAnxiety OverthinkingPoor AppetitePoor AppetiteBenefit Descend RebellionBenefit DigestionBenefit DigestionBenefit Regulate Jiao MiddleBenefit Regulate QiBenefit SpleenBenefit SpleenBenefit Tonify StomachBody Odour FoulBody Odour FoulBody Odour ScorchedBody Odour ScorchedCommon ColdComplexion SallowComplexion SallowDepressionDescend RebellionDiarrheaDisease SpleenDisease SpleenDisease StomachDisease StomachPsychological DisorderPsychological DisorderTurmoil DisorderTurmoil DisorderAbdominal BloatingAbdominal BloatingFocal BloatingFocal BloatingDizziness Post PartumDizziness Post-partumDysentery RedDysentery RedDysentery WhiteDysentery WhiteDefecation ProblemsDefecation ProblemsShortness of BreathEpigastriumEpilepsy FullnessAbdominal FullnessAbdominal FullnessFocal FullnessFocal FullnessStomach FullnessStomach FullnessGhost Syndrome Childhood Fright WindGhost Syndrome Childhood Fright WindHardness Costal LateralHardness Costal LateralHeat Small IntestineHeat Small IntestineInjury AnxietyInjury AnxietyInjury Seven InjuriesInjury Seven InjuriesInjury SpleenInjury SpleenInjury StomachInjury StomachNauseaPainAbdomen Acute PainAbdomen Acute PainRib PainRib PainUpper Stomach PainUpper Stomach PainHeart PainHeart PainSpleen PainSpleen PainQi Running PigletQi Running PigletReflux StomachReflux StomachRegulate Jiao MiddleRegulate QiUndigested Food in StoolUndigested Food in StoolDeficiency Taxation SyndromeDeficiency-taxation SyndromeTongue ThrustingTongue ThrustingTonify StomachLoss of ConsciousnessUrine DarkUrine DarkVomitingVomiting BloodVomiting Blood
Protocols using CV12
- Hypogalactia, Breastfeeding Insufficiency, Lactation Postpartum – LI04, LI11, ST18, SI01, CV12, CV17 (https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-025-02773-8)
- 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)
- Constipation, Abdominal Distention, Constipation Medication-induced, Constipation Psychiatric – LI11, ST25, CV12 (https://doi.org/10.1186/s13020-015-0064-7)
- 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)
- Headache Migraine, Migraine Without Aura – LI04, ST36, SP06, PC06, GB14, GB20, LV03, CV12, GV20 (https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1526-4610.2002.02203.x)
- Nausea, Bloating, Gastroparesis, Diabetes Gastrointestinal Dysfunction – LU01, LU09, ST25, ST36, ST37, SP03, LV13, CV12 (https://doi.org/10.13702/j.1000-0607.20230690)
- Diarrhea, Abdominal Pain, Ulcerative Colitis, Blood In Stool – ST25, ST36, SP04, BL20, BL21, BL23, BL25, KD03, CV04, CV12 (https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-020-03101-4)
- 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)
- Chronic Pain, Cancer Pain – LI04, ST25, PC06, LV03, CV12 (https://doi.org/10.1177/1534735418786797)
- Vomiting, Indigestion, Nausea, Abdominal Distension, Gastrointestinal Dysfunction Post-surgical, Gastric Emptying Delay, Bloating Intestinal – ST36, PC06, CV12 (https://doi.org/10.27282/d.cnki.gsdzu.2024.000477)
- Constipation, Gastrointestinal Dysfunction Postoperative, Absent Bowel Sounds, Absent Flatus – LI04, ST25, ST37, CV12 (https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2024.1464749)