Location
On the anterior midline in the center of the sternal menubrium 1 thumb width below cv22.
Cautions
Avoid deep needling; risk of pneumothorax.
Indications
Conditions for which CV21 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
Benefit Descend Qi LungBenefit Descend Qi StomachBenefit DigestionBenefit DigestionBenefit ThroatBenefit ThroatCoughDescend Qi LungDescend Qi StomachShortness of BreathChest FullnessChest FullnessCostal Lateral FullnessCostal Lateral FullnessPainPharyngitisRebellion QiRebellion QiSpeech ImpairmentSpeech ImpairmentFood StagnationFood StagnationStomach StagnationStomach StagnationThroat RattlingThroat RattlingUnbind ChestUnbind ChestWheezing
Protocols using CV21
- Airway Hyperresponsiveness, Asthma Intermittent, Asthma Mild – LU01, LU05, LU07, LU09, LU11, LI04, LI06, LI20, ST13, ST25, ST36, ST40, ST44, SP03, SP06, SP09, SP10, HT03, HT05, HT07, SI03, BL13, BL17, BL18, BL20, BL21, BL23, KD03, KD06, KD08, KD27, PC06, TB05, TB15, GB03, GB34, GB40, GB41, LV02, LV03, LV08, LV13, CV04, CV06, CV09, CV17, CV21, GV04, GV13 (https://doi.org/10.1186/s13052-015-0155-1)
- Fatigue Cancer-related – LU07, LU09, LI04, ST36, HT07, CV21, GV22 (https://doi.org/10.25259/IJPC_95_2023)
- Unbind Chest – ST13, ST14, ST15, ST18, SP01, SP19, SP20, SP21, HT01, SI11, BL14, BL15, BL44, KD20, KD22, KD23, KD24, KD25, KD26, KD27, PC01, PC02, PC06, PC07, TB15, GB22, GB23, CV14, CV15, CV16, CV17, CV18, CV19, CV20, CV21, GV09 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Pharyngitis – LU01, LU05, LU07, LU08, LU10, LU11, LI01, LI02, LI03, LI04, LI05, LI07, LI11, LI17, ST12, ST36, ST39, ST40, ST44, ST45, HT05, HT07, HT09, SI01, SI02, SI04, SI08, SI17, BL11, BL13, BL17, BL30, BL40, KD01, KD02, PC07, TB01, TB03, TB04, TB10, TB16, GB01, GB10, GB11, GB12, GB20, GB35, GB38, GB39, GB40, GB44, LV02, CV15, CV18, CV21, CV22, GV14, XH12, XH13, XH46 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Rebellion Qi – BL11, BL14, BL30, BL44, GB21, GB24, CV14, CV17, CV20, CV21, CV22, CV23, GV20, XL11, XU04 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Cough – LU01, LU02, LU03, LU04, LU05, LU06, LU07, LU08, LU09, LU10, LU11, LI01, LI05, LI13, LI18, ST10, ST12, ST13, ST14, ST15, ST16, ST18, ST19, ST36, ST40, SP05, SP14, SP17, SP18, SP19, SP20, SP21, SI01, SI02, SI11, SI15, SI17, BL11, BL12, BL13, BL14, BL15, BL16, BL17, BL18, BL20, BL23, BL30, BL42, BL43, BL44, BL45, BL60, BL66, KD01, KD03, KD04, KD07, KD19, KD20, KD21, KD22, KD23, KD24, KD25, KD26, KD27, PC01, PC02, PC03, PC08, TB06, TB10, GB10, GB11, GB18, GB21, GB22, GB23, GB39, GB44, LV03, LV10, LV13, LV14, CV04, CV14, CV15, CV17, CV18, CV19, CV20, CV21, CV22, CV23, GV09, GV10, GV11, GV12, GV20, XB01A, XB01B, XH15, XH27 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Benefit Throat – LU10, LU11, LI03, LI17, LI18, ST09, ST10, ST11, HT09, SI02, SI16, SI17, KD06, TB09, CV21, CV22, XH06 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Benefit Descend Qi Lung – LU01, LU02, LU03, LU04, LU06, LU07, LU08, LU09, ST10, ST12, SI15, BL12, BL13, BL45, BL66, GB18, CV14, CV15, CV21 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Speech Impairment – LU07, ST01, ST05, ST36, SP05, HT05, SI17, BL16, BL62, KD02, KD20, PC09, TB05, TB17, GB41, GB44, CV17, CV20, CV21, GV09, GV14, GV15, GV16 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Shortness of Breath – LU01, LU02, LU03, LU04, LU05, LU07, LU08, LU09, LU11, LI01, LI08, LI09, LI20, ST08, ST10, ST11, ST12, ST13, ST14, ST15, ST18, ST19, ST36, ST37, ST40, SP01, SP09, SP21, HT07, BL03, BL04, BL07, BL11, BL12, BL13, BL16, BL17, BL30, BL42, BL44, BL45, BL60, BL66, KD01, KD02, KD03, KD20, KD22, KD25, KD26, KD27, PC03, TB19, GB10, GB18, GB21, GB23, LV03, LV08, LV13, LV14, CV04, CV06, CV12, CV15, CV17, CV18, CV20, CV21, CV22, CV23, GV09, GV10, GV12, GV14, GV24, GV25, XB01A, XB01B, XH15 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Food Stagnation – LI02, SP17, CV10, CV21, XB04, XU10A, XU10B, XU10C, XU10D (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Pain – LU05, LU07, LU09, LU11, LI01, LI02, LI04, LI05, LI07, LI09, LI10, LI11, LI12, LI13, LI14, LI15, LI16, LI20, ST03, ST04, ST06, ST07, ST08, ST09, ST12, ST15, ST21, ST22, ST26, ST29, ST31, ST32, ST33, ST34, ST35, ST36, ST37, ST38, ST39, ST40, ST41, ST42, ST43, ST44, SP05, SP06, SP09, SP10, SP11, SP12, SP13, SP21, HT02, HT03, HT05, HT08, SI02, SI03, SI04, SI06, SI07, SI08, SI09, SI10, SI11, SI14, SI15, SI16, SI18, BL02, BL09, BL10, BL17, BL25, BL32, BL33, BL36, BL37, BL38, BL39, BL40, BL41, BL42, BL44, BL45, BL46, BL53, BL54, BL55, BL56, BL57, BL58, BL59, BL60, BL61, BL62, BL63, BL64, BL65, KD01, KD02, KD04, KD09, KD10, KD16, KD17, KD18, KD19, KD21, KD25, PC02, PC03, PC06, PC07, TB01, TB02, TB03, TB04, TB05, TB06, TB08, TB10, TB11, TB12, TB13, TB14, TB15, TB17, TB22, TB23, GB02, GB03, GB04, GB05, GB06, GB08, GB10, GB11, GB12, GB14, GB15, GB16, GB17, GB18, GB19, GB20, GB21, GB26, GB29, GB30, GB31, GB32, GB34, GB35, GB36, GB37, GB38, GB39, GB40, GB43, LV01, LV02, LV03, LV04, LV14, CV03, CV05, CV06, CV07, CV12, CV14, CV20, CV21, CV24, GV01, GV11, GV17, GV18, GV19, GV21, XB08, XC01, XH04, XH05, XH06, XH12, XH13, XH18, XL05A, XL05B, XU05, XU06, XU09A, XU09B, XU09C, XU09D, XU09E, XU09F, XU09G, XU09H, XU13, XU14, XU15A, XU15B, XU15C (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)