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Indications
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Protocols
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Location
On the anterior midline at the level with 5th intercostal space on the xiphoid process.
Cautions
Avoid deep needling; risk of pneumothorax.
Indications
Conditions for which CV16 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
Benefit Descend RebellionBenefit DigestionBenefit Regulate StomachCommon ColdConstriction OesophagusDescend RebellionChest FullnessCostal Lateral FullnessPain Around NavelRegulate StomachUnbind ChestVomiting Post PrandialVomiting Post-prandialVomiting Post Prandial (infant)Vomiting Post-prandial Infantile
Protocols using CV16
- Anxiety, Allodynia, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Hand Swelling, Wrist Left Pain, Hand Left Pain, Functional Limitation Wrist – ST24, KD17, CV04, CV12, CV16, CV17 (doi:10.3390/children8121187 ↗)
- Lactation Insufficiency, Breastfeeding Postpartum – LI04, ST11, ST17, SP20, SI01, BL17, BL18, BL20, BL21, GB21, CV16, CV17 (doi:10.22038/ijp.2020.54458.4305 ↗)
- Hypogalactia, Breastfeeding Insufficiency, Lactation Postpartum – LI04, ST11, ST17, SP20, SI01, BL17, BL18, BL20, BL21, GB21, CV16, CV17 (doi:10.1186/s13643-025-02773-8 ↗)
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome – ST24, KD17, CV04, CV12, CV16, CV17 (doi:10.3390/children8121187 ↗)
- Postoperative Complications, Postoperative Ileus, Postoperative Gastrointestinal Dysfunction (pogd) – CV08, CV16 (Abdominal Acupuncture for Gastrointestinal Function Recovery After Gynecologic Laparoscopic Surgery. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT07293026)
- Fracture Chest Pain, Fracture Abdomen Pain – GB24, GB25, GB26, LV13, LV14, CV16, CV17, CV18, CV19 (백승원 et al.. 골절에 침 치료를 적용한 2013년 이후 증례보고 문헌고찰. 한방재활의학과학회지, 2021)
Most often selected alongside CV16
How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with CV16. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.
- CV17Chest Centre5 protocols
- BL17Diaphragm Shu Point2 protocols
- BL18Liver Shu Point2 protocols
- BL20Spleen Shu Point2 protocols
- BL21Stomach Shu Point2 protocols
- CV04Original Qi Gate2 protocols
- CV12Stomach Centre2 protocols
- GB21Shoulder Well2 protocols
- KD17Shang Bend2 protocols
- LI04Junction Valley2 protocols
- SI01Lesser Marsh2 protocols
- SP20Complete Nourishment2 protocols