CV17 (Chest Centre)

膻中shān zhōng

Conception Vessel

Location of acupuncture point CV17 (Chest Centre)

Indications

178

Protocols

Location

On the anterior midline at the level with 4th intercostal space, midway between nipples.

Cautions

Avoid deep needling – needle transversely along the sternum. New, worsening or unstable cardiac symptoms need medical assessment before treatment.

Indications

Conditions for which CV17 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

Breast Abscess Breast Abscess Abscess Lung Abscess Lung Asthma Benefit Breasts Benefit Breasts Benefit Descend Rebellion Lung Benefit Descend Rebellion Stomach Benefit Digestion Benefit Digestion Benefit Qi Zong Benefit Qi Zong Benefit Regulate Qi Constriction Oesophagus Constriction Oesophagus Cough Cough Pus Cough Pus Descend Rebellion Lung Descend Rebellion Stomach Breast Bloating Breast Bloating Breathing Shortness Of Breath Problems Breathing Shortness Of Breath Problems Shortness of Breath Chest Fullness Chest Fullness Diaphragm Fullness Diaphragm Fullness Goiter Lactation Deficiency Lactation Deficiency Obstruction Chest Obstruction Chest Oppression Chest Oppression Chest Oppression Diaphragm Oppression Diaphragm Arm Pain Arm Pain Breast Pain Breast Pain Chest Pain Chest Pain Heart Pain Heart Pain Shoulder Pain Shoulder Pain Rebellion Qi Rebellion Qi Reflux Regulate Qi Speech Impairment Speech Impairment Bi Arthralgia Chest Syndrome Bi / Arthralgia Chest Syndrome Bi Arthralgia Wind Syndrome Bi / Arthralgia Wind Syndrome Throat Rattling Throat Rattling Unbind Chest Unbind Chest Loss of Consciousness Vomiting Foam Vomiting Foam Vomiting Saliva Watery Vomiting Saliva Watery Wheezing

Protocols using CV17

The 50 best-sourced of 178, ranked by strength of evidence. The count above is the full figure.

Hot Flashes, Vasomotor Symptoms, Menopause Perimenopause, Menopause Postmenopause – LI04, LI11, ST36, SP06, HT07, BL15, BL18, BL20, BL23, KD03, PC06, GB34, LV03, CV06, CV17, GV14, GV20 (doi:10.1097/gme.0b013e31821f9171 ↗)
Exercise Capacity Reduced, Cardiorespiratory Fitness Low, Sedentary Lifestyle – LU01, ST36, BL17, BL23, BL52, PC06, GB34, CV04, CV17 (doi:10.6061/clinics/2012(02)18 ↗)
Chest Discomfort, Angina Stable, Chest Pain Ischemic – BL14, BL15, PC06, CV17 (doi:10.1155/2014/619706 ↗)
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 ↗)
Dysgeusia, Headache Parietal, Dysphagia, Dysarthria, Palsy Cranial Nerve Glossopharyngeal, Palsy Cranial Nerve Vagus, Palsy Cranial Nerve Hypoglossal, Tongue Weakness – PC06, TB05, GB37, LV05, CV17, CV23 (doi:10.3831/KPI.2012.15.016 ↗)
Palpitations, Knee Pain, Tremor Hand, Tremor Essential, Tremor Jaw – LU08, HT03, LV02, LV04, CV17, CV23 (doi:10.3831/KPI.2013.16.022 ↗)
Tremor Hand, Tremor Essential, Tremor Jaw – LU08, HT03, LV02, LV04, CV17, CV23 (doi:10.3831/KPI.2013.16.022 ↗)
Headache, Nausea, Tremor Essential, Tremor Jaw – LU08, HT03, LV02, LV04, CV17, CV23 (doi:10.3831/KPI.2013.16.022 ↗)
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 ↗)
Fatigue Exercise-induced, Recovery Post-exercise, Cardiovascular Elevated-heart-rate, Breathlessness – LU07, ST36, PC06, CV17 (doi:10.1186/s12906-016-1213-y ↗)
Fatigue, Anxiety, Depression, Insomnia, Poor Concentration – LI04, PC06, CV04, CV12, CV17, GV20, GV24 (doi:10.1186/s13063-016-1741-2 ↗)
Epigastric Pain, Dyspepsia Functional, Burning Epigastric – ST36, ST44, SP09, BL20, BL21, PC06, LV03, LV13, LV14, CV12, CV17 (doi:10.1186/s13063-017-1845-3 ↗)
Paralysis Facial, Synkinesis, Sequelae Facial Nerve Palsy – ST02, ST03, ST04, ST06, ST07, SI19, GB02, GB21, LV03, CV17 (doi:10.1016/j.jams.2015.01.006 ↗)
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 ↗)
Memory Impairment, Cognitive Decline, Dementia Alzheimer, Behavioral Symptoms – ST36, SP10, TB05, CV06, CV12, CV17 (doi:10.1186/s12906-017-2064-x ↗)
Anxiety, Palpitations, Depression, Insomnia, Anger, Back Pain, Irritability, Memory Impairment – BL40, BL56, BL57, GB20, GB21, CV06, CV12, CV17 (doi:10.3831/KPI.2017.20.018 ↗)
Anxiety, Palpitations, Insomnia, Anger, Back Pain, Neck Pain, Irritability – BL40, BL56, BL57, GB20, GB21, CV06, CV12, CV17 (doi:10.3831/KPI.2017.20.018 ↗)
Anxiety, Palpitations, Insomnia, Anger, Chest Discomfort, Paralysis Facial, Irritability – ST01, ST02, ST03, ST04, GB14, GB20, GB21, CV06, CV12, CV17 (doi:10.3831/KPI.2017.20.018 ↗)
Postoperative Pain, Post-Operative Nausea, Post-Operative Vomiting, Anxiety Preoperative, Sedation Postoperative – LI04, ST36, HT07, PC06, LV03, CV17, GV26 (doi:10.1038/s41598-018-33459-y ↗)
Anxiety, Bloating, Abdominal Pain, Premenstrual Syndrome, Mood Irritability, Breast Tenderness, Depression Premenstrual – LI04, SP06, BL18, PC06, LV03, CV04, CV06, CV17, GV20 (doi:10.1155/2019/6246285 ↗)
Lactation Deficiency, Postpartum Insufficient Milk Production – ST13, ST15, ST16, ST18, ST36, SP06, SP10, GB21, CV17 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000016456 ↗)
Headache, Dysmenorrhea, Insomnia, Low-back Pain, Hypothyroidism, Dermatitis Seborrheic, Heat Sensation, Sweating Face, Coldness Extremities – LI04, ST36, LV03, CV04, CV12, CV17 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000019737 ↗)
Shoulder Pain, Fatigue Chronic, Low-back Pain, Hypothyroidism, Coldness Limbs, Coldness Hypersensitivity, Twitching Eyelid – LI04, ST36, LV03, CV04, CV12, CV17 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000019737 ↗)
Copd, Reduced Quality Of Life – CV17, GV14 (doi:10.1186/s12906-020-02899-3 ↗)
Cough Chronic, Copd, Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, Sputum Production – ST36, BL12, CV17 (doi:10.1155/2020/8165296 ↗)
Anxiety, Palpitations, Panic Disorder – PC06, CV17 (doi:10.1155/2020/2948292 ↗)
Anxiety, Depression, Insomnia, Angina Pectoris, Chest Pain, Ischemia Cardiac – LU06, LU09, ST36, ST40, HT05, HT07, BL15, PC06, CV17 (doi:10.1155/2020/1931839 ↗)
Chronic Pain, Sickle-cell-disease Pain, Anemia Sickle-cell – LI04, ST36, SP06, SP10, KD03, PC06, LV03, LV08, CV06, CV17 (doi:10.1177/09645284211017303 ↗)
Coronary Heart Disease, Chest Pain, Angina Stable – HT03, HT06, HT07, PC03, PC06, CV17 (doi:10.1155/2021/7228033 ↗)
Fatigue, Chest Pain, Shortness Of Breath, Angina Stable – LU07, LI04, ST36, ST40, SP03, HT07, KD06, PC04, PC06, LV03, LV14, CV17 (doi:10.1177/09645284211055754 ↗)
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 ↗)
Postprandial Fullness, Satiation Early, Functional Dyspepsia, Bloating Upper Abdominal – ST25, ST36, SP04, PC06, CV06, CV12, CV17, GV20 (doi:10.1155/2022/1614648 ↗)
Respiratory Diaphragm Dysfunction, Breathing Reduced Capacity – BL17, BL46, GB34, LV03, CV17 (doi:10.1155/2022/6608200 ↗)
Nausea, Dyspnea Severe – CV17, GV20 (doi:10.11604/pamj.2022.42.99.32513 ↗)
Cough, Dyspnea – CV17, GV20 (doi:10.11604/pamj.2022.42.99.32513 ↗)
Cough, Insomnia, Malaise, Shortness Of Breath, Olfactory Dysfunction Post-covid, Taste Dysfunction – LI20, SP03, SP09, HT07, BL10, BL14, BL15, KD03, PC06, PC07, GB20, LV03, CV17, GV12, GV20 (doi:10.3389/fneur.2022.916944 ↗)
Fatigue, Palpitations, Insomnia, Malaise, Heaviness Head, Olfactory Dysfunction Post-covid – LI20, SP03, SP09, BL10, BL14, BL15, KD03, PC06, PC07, GB20, LV03, CV17, GV12, GV20 (doi:10.3389/fneur.2022.916944 ↗)
Breast Pain, Mastalgia Cyclic, Breast Pain Premenstrual, Mammary Gland Hyperplasia – LI04, ST15, ST18, SP06, SI11, BL17, BL18, LV03, CV17 (doi:10.1186/s12906-022-03779-8 ↗)
Cough, Weakness, Cachexia, Breathlessness, Infection Pulmonary Fungal, Edema Pedal, Diabetes Uncontrolled – LU01, LU07, LU09, LU11, LI04, LI11, ST36, SP06, SP09, SP10, CV04, CV06, CV09, CV17, GV20 (doi:10.1186/s13256-022-03736-6 ↗)
Lymphedema Upper-limb, Edema Arm, Post-mastectomy Swelling, Breast-cancer Complication – LU05, LI11, LI14, SI09, SI11, BL13, BL20, BL23, PC06, TB05, GB21, CV17, GV14 (doi:10.1177/15347354231172735 ↗)
Post-Operative Nausea, Chronic Post-mastectomy Pain – PC06, CV17 (doi:10.1016/j.jclinane.2021.110453 ↗)
Fatigue, Headache, Insomnia, Eczema, Dermatitis Atopic, Stress Work-related, Pruritus Chronic – LU01, LU07, LI04, LI11, ST36, SP06, SP10, KD07, PC06, GB34, LV03, LV08, CV17, GV20 (doi:10.1159/000541191 ↗)
Anxiety, Restless Legs Syndrome, Urge Movement Legs, Crawling Legs Sensation, Insomnia Nocturnal – HT07, PC06, LV03, CV12, CV17, GV20, GV24 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000039926 ↗)
Hyperemesis Gravidarum, Nausea Pregnancy, Vomiting Pregnancy, Nausea And Vomiting Of Pregnancy – ST36, ST40, PC05, PC06, GB20, CV12, CV17, GV20 (doi:10.1186/s12906-024-04656-2 ↗)
Depression Post-stroke, Liver Qi Stagnation, Stroke Sequelae – HT07, PC06, LV03, LV14, CV17, GV20 (doi:10.2147/NDT.S525238 ↗)
Postoperative Pain, Inflammation Perioperative, Complication Pulmonary Postoperative, Surgery Thoracic Postoperative, Hypoxemia, Pulmonary Complication Postoperative – LU06, LU09, BL13, CV17 (doi:10.1080/07853890.2025.2560684 ↗)
Cough, Fatigue, Chest Pain, Dyspnea, Anorexia, Pleural Effusion Malignant – ST28, BL13, BL20, BL23, CV04, CV17 (doi:10.13702/j.1000-0607.20230821 ↗)
Anxiety, Pain, Insomnia, Inflammation Joint, Chemotherapy Nausea, Distress – LI04, ST36, SP06, HT07, BL62, KD06, PC06, LV03, CV17 (doi:10.1155/2012/792042 ↗)
Asthma, Wheezing, Airway Hyperresponsiveness – LU07, LI04, ST36, ST40, SP06, SP10, KD03, KD07, PC06, LV02, CV17, CV22, GV14, GV20 (doi:10.1186/s13052-015-0155-1 ↗)
Asthma, Wheezing, Airway Obstruction – LU07, BL13, CV17 (doi:10.1186/s13052-015-0155-1 ↗)

Other points on the Conception Vessel

CV01 CV02 CV03 CV04 CV05 CV06 CV07 CV08 CV09 CV10 CV11 CV12 CV13 CV14 CV15 CV16 CV18 CV19 CV20 CV21 CV22 CV23 CV24