CV13 Shangwan (Upper Stomach)

Location

On the anterior midline 5 thumb widths above the umbilicus.

Indications

Conditions for which CV13 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

TCM actions

What classical sources say CV13 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.

Protocols using CV13

• Cerebral Palsy, Motor Dysfunction, Posture Abnormalities – LI04, LI11, ST02, ST25, ST36, ST40, ST44, SP06, HT07, SI19, BL01, BL17, BL18, BL23, BL40, BL60, BL62, KD01, KD03, KD06, PC06, PC08, TB05, TB17, TB21, GB02, GB13, GB14, GB19, LV03, CV06, CV10, CV12, CV13, CV14, CV23, GV17, GV20, GV24 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(09)60074-1 ↗)
• Weight Loss, Anorexia, Inflammation Systemic, Cachexia Cancer, Muscle Wasting Sarcopenia, Cancer Gastrointestinal – LI04, LI11, ST25, ST36, SP04, SP06, SP07, HT07, KD06, PC06, LV03, CV12, CV13, GV20 (doi:10.1177/1534735418823269 ↗)
• Overweight, Obesity Simple, Bmi Elevated – LI04, LI11, ST21, ST24, ST25, ST26, ST27, ST28, ST32, ST34, ST36, ST37, ST39, ST40, ST44, SP04, SP06, SP09, SP14, SP15, SP16, BL20, BL21, TB06, GB26, LV13, CV04, CV06, CV07, CV09, CV10, CV12, CV13 (doi:10.1155/2020/2367610 ↗)
• Abdominal Distension, Gastrointestinal Dysfunction, Feeding Intolerance Enteral, Feeding Intolerance, Critical Illness – ST25, ST36, ST37, ST39, SP15, PC06, CV04, CV06, CV10, CV12, CV13 (doi:10.13702/j.1000-0607.20221172 ↗)
• Anxiety, Indigestion, Nausea, Heartburn, Early Satiety, Postprandial Fullness, Vomiting Cyclic – ST25, ST36, SP04, LV03, CV10, CV12, CV13 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000040830 ↗)
• Cough, Fatigue, Anxiety, Insomnia, Shortness Of Breath, Respiratory Dysfunction, Loss Of Appetite, Post-covid Rehabilitation – LU01, LU06, LU07, LU09, ST36, BL13, BL17, BL23, BL25, CV12, CV13, CV17, GV14 (doi:10.1016/j.imr.2020.100479 ↗)
• Epigastric Pain – ST36, SP04, BL20, BL21, PC06, CV12, CV13 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240904-k0002 ↗)
• Anxiety, Depression, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome – ST25, ST36, BL10, PC06, GB20, CV06, CV10, CV12, CV13, GV16 (doi:10.16466/j.issn1005-5509.2025.09.009 ↗)
• Headache Tension-type Chronic – ST25, ST36, PC06, CV06, CV10, CV12, CV13 (doi:10.13460/j.issn.1005-0957.2018.09.1003 ↗)
• Chemotherapy Nausea, Vomiting Chemotherapy-induced – LI04, ST21, ST24, ST25, ST34, ST36, SP15, PC06, CV04, CV06, CV08, CV09, CV10, CV11, CV12, CV13, CV14 (doi:10.13460/j.issn.1005-0957.2024.13.4027 ↗)
• Peptic Ulcer, Epigastric Pain – ST36, CV10, CV12, CV13 (doi:10.27119/d.cnki.ghezc.2023.000080 ↗)
• Gastrointestinal Dysfunction Postoperative, Abdominal Distension Postoperative – CV04, CV10, CV12, CV13 (doi:10.14033/j.cnki.cfmr.2011.29.015 ↗)
• Dysmenorrhea, Endometriosis, Ovarian Cysts, Infertility Female, Acne Hormonal – LI04, ST25, ST29, ST36, SP06, SP09, BL18, BL19, BL20, BL21, BL25, BL32, GB20, GB34, LV03, CV02, CV04, CV07, CV13, GV14, XH01A (doi:10.3889/oamjms.2018.379 ↗)
• Infertility Male, Sperm Motility Low, Sperm Quality Poor – LI04, ST25, ST29, ST36, SP06, SP09, BL18, BL19, BL20, BL21, BL25, BL32, GB20, GB34, LV03, CV02, CV04, CV07, CV13, GV14, XH01A (doi:10.3889/oamjms.2018.379 ↗)
• Vomiting, Nausea, Chemotherapy Nausea, Vomiting Chemotherapy-induced, Cancer Gastric, Spleen Stomach Cold Deficiency – CV08, CV12, CV13 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20241220-0001 ↗)
• Chemotherapy Nausea, Vomiting Chemotherapy-induced – ST21, ST25, ST36, PC06, CV04, CV06, CV08, CV10, CV11, CV12, CV13 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20230705-0001 ↗)
• Anxiety, Insomnia, Obesity, Obesity Perimenopausal, Perimenopausal Syndrome – ST40, SP09, CV10, CV12, CV13 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20220526-0007 ↗)
• Dyspepsia Functional – ST25, ST36, PC06, CV06, CV10, CV12, CV13 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20191115-k0003 ↗)
• Infertility, Infertility Female, Infertility Male – LI04, ST25, ST29, ST36, SP06, SP09, BL18, BL19, BL20, BL21, BL25, BL32, GB20, GB34, LV03, CV02, CV04, CV07, CV13, GV14, XH01A, XH01B, XH01C, XH01D (doi:10.3889/oamjms.2018.379 ↗)
• Vomiting, Nausea, Vomiting Cyclic – ST25, ST36, SP04, LV03, CV10, CV12, CV13 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000040830 ↗)
• Cachexia – LI04, LI11, ST25, ST36, SP04, SP06, SP07, HT07, KD06, PC06, LV03, CV12, CV13, GV20, XH03, TR01 (doi:10.1177/1534735418823269 ↗)
• Heartburn, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) – ST36, BL17, BL18, BL20, PC06, CV10, CV12, CV13 (doi:10.1016/j.imr.2023.100971 ↗)
• Post-Operative Vomiting – PC06, CV13 (doi:10.1089/acm.2005.11.407 ↗)
• Pancreatitis Acute – ST20, ST21, ST23, SP16, KD19, CV10, CV12, CV13 (doi:10.13702/j.1000-0607.170351 ↗)
• Abdominal Pain – LI04, ST34, ST36, SP04, GB21, LV03, CV12, CV13 (Efficacy Study of Acupuncture to Treat the Upper Abdominal Pain of Cancer Patients. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01913574)
• Insomnia, Stroke – KD16, CV06, CV09, CV10, CV11, CV12, CV13 (Li Li-Jun. [On academic thought and clinical application of LI Yan-Fang's middle-warmer energy method].. Zhongguo zhen jiu = Chinese acupuncture & moxibustion, 2010)
• Belching, Acid Regurgitation, Epigastric Pain – ST21, PC05, LV03, CV13 (Henry C. Lu. Clinical Cases of Acupuncture)
• Jaundice, Hepatomegaly – LV02, LV03, LV14, CV10, CV12, CV13 (Henry C. Lu. Clinical Cases of Acupuncture)
• Jaundice, Hepatomegaly – ST45, SP04, BL18, LV01, LV02, LV03, LV14, CV06, CV10, CV12, CV13, CV14, GV09 (Henry C. Lu. Clinical Cases of Acupuncture)
• Vomiting – SP04, PC06, GB24, CV06, CV13 (Zhang Dengbu. Acupuncture Cases from China: A Digest of Difficult and Complicated Case Histories. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 1994)
• Raynaud Disease – ST36, BL17, BL20, BL23, CV12, CV13, GV04, GV09, GV14 (Zhang Dengbu. Acupuncture Cases from China: A Digest of Difficult and Complicated Case Histories. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 1994)
• Hyperemesis Gravidarum – CV12, CV13, CV22, XH12, XH13 (Zhang Dengbu. Acupuncture Cases from China: A Digest of Difficult and Complicated Case Histories. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 1994)
• Feeding Intolerance Enteral – ST25, ST36, ST37, ST39, SP15, PC06, CV04, CV06, CV10, CV12, CV13 (CHEN Xiao-tong et al.. Effect of the combination of <italic>he-</italic>sea and front-<italic>mu</italic> points on enteral nutrition feeding intolerance in critical illness patients. 针刺研究, 2024)
• Hiccups, Cold Stomach, Cold Stomach – ST20, ST36, BL17, BL18, BL46, PC06, CV12, CV13 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
• Fire, Melancholia, Depression Qi, Hysteria, Neurosis, Depression Qi – TB06, GB34, GB43, LV02, CV13 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
• Spleen Deficiency, Stomach Deficiency, Morning Sickness, Spleen Deficiency, Stomach Deficiency, Morning Sickness – ST36, SP04, PC06, CV12, CV13 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
• Hiccups, Cold Stomach – ST20, ST36, BL17, BL18, BL46, PC06, CV12, CV13 (sacredlotus.com ↗)

Most often selected alongside CV13

How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with CV13. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

• CV12Stomach Centre30 protocols
• ST36Leg Three Miles25 protocols
• CV10Lower Stomach19 protocols
• PC06Inner Gate17 protocols
• ST25Celestial Pivot16 protocols
• CV06Sea Of Qi12 protocols
• LV03Great Surge12 protocols
• SP04Grandfather Grandson10 protocols
• CV04Original Qi Gate9 protocols
• LI04Junction Valley9 protocols
• BL18Liver Shu Point8 protocols
• BL20Spleen Shu Point7 protocols

Other points on the Conception Vessel