CV23 Lianquan (Clean Spring)

Location

Above adam's apple in the depression of the upper border of the hyoid bone.

Indications

Conditions for which CV23 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 CV23 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.

Protocols using CV23

The 50 best-sourced of 167, ranked by strength of evidence. The count above is the full figure.

• 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 ↗)
• Bedwetting, Restlessness, Mental Retardation, Slow Reaction, Glossolalia, Salivation, Feeble Neck – LI04, ST04, ST36, ST40, SP06, SP09, HT07, BL10, BL15, BL18, BL20, BL23, PC06, GB13, GB20, LV03, CV04, CV06, CV12, CV23, GV14, GV15, GV17, GV20 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(10)60036-2 ↗)
• Fatigue, Anxiety, Vomiting, Pain, Nausea, Dysphagia, Xerostomia – LI02, LI11, ST05, ST06, ST07, ST36, SP06, GB20, CV23, GV20 (doi:10.1177/1534735410378856 ↗)
• Taste Loss, Dysphagia, Xerostomia, Appetite Decreased – LI02, LI04, ST05, ST06, ST07, ST36, SP06, SP09, CV23, GV20, GV24 (doi:10.1177/1534735410378856 ↗)
• Toothache, Toothache, Dental Pain, Dental Acute Pain – LI04, ST44, CV23 (doi:10.1016/j.jams.2013.03.005 ↗)
• Dysgeusia, Headache Parietal, Dysphagia, Headache Unilateral, 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 ↗)
• Dysphagia, Stroke Sequela, Swallowing Impaired – LU07, ST40, SP06, KD03, KD06, GB20, CV23, GV20 (doi:10.1177/0269215515578698 ↗)
• Hemiplegia, Ischemic Stroke, Dysphagia – LI04, LI10, LI11, LI15, ST34, ST36, ST40, ST41, SP06, BL10, TB05, GB20, GB34, LV03, CV23, GV16, MS06, MS07 (doi:10.1186/s12906-016-1193-y ↗)
• Stroke, Dysphagia Post-stroke, Wind-phlegm Syndrome – LI04, ST40, HT05, GB12, GB20, CV23, GV20 (doi:10.1155/2020/4689296 ↗)
• Dizziness, Stroke, Dysphagia Post-stroke, Liver Yang Rebellion – LI04, HT05, GB12, GB20, LV03, CV23, GV20 (doi:10.1155/2020/4689296 ↗)
• Dysphagia Post-stroke, Swallowing Dysfunction – TB17, GB20, CV23 (doi:10.1155/2021/8837625 ↗)
• Stroke, Aphasia Post-stroke, Aphasia Motor – HT05, GB39, CV23, GV20 (doi:10.1155/2021/8880590 ↗)
• Temporomandibular Joint Disorder, Facial Pain, Myofascial Pain, Masticatory Muscle Pain, Masticatory Pain, Temporomandibular Pain, Myofascial Pain Jaw – LI04, LI11, SI19, BL02, TB23, GB20, GB21, GB34, LV02, CV23 (doi:10.1590/1678-7757-2020-1035 ↗)
• Headache, Dysgeusia, Jaw Pain, Xerostomia, Paresthesia, Dysarthria, Gum Pain, Chewing Disorder, Tongue Numbness, Neuropathy Dental – LU07, LI04, ST05, ST06, ST07, ST36, HT05, KD06, GB20, CV23, GV20 (doi:10.1089/acu.2020.1472 ↗)
• Fatigue, Depression, Insomnia, Poor Appetite, Lower Limb Weakness, Upper Limb Weakness, Muscle Atrophy Progressive, Paralysis Motor Neuron – LI04, LI10, LI11, LI15, ST32, ST36, ST41, SP06, BL18, BL20, BL23, KD03, PC06, TB05, GB20, GB34, CV04, CV06, CV12, CV23, GV14, GV20 (doi:10.1155/2022/6541600 ↗)
• Constipation, Insomnia, Limb Weakness, Dysphagia, Dysarthria, Atrophy Tongue Muscle, Sialorrhea, Paralysis Bulbar, Fasciculation Limb Muscle – LI04, LI11, GB15, GB20, CV23, GV20, GV24 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000031446 ↗)
• Speech Unclear, Dysphagia, Dysarthria Post-stroke, Salivation Excessive – GB20, CV23 (doi:10.1155/2022/4897863 ↗)
• Dysphagia Post-stroke, Stroke Ischaemic – TB17, GB20, CV23, GV16 (doi:10.1155/2022/2011597 ↗)
• Coma, Limb Weakness, Ischemic Stroke, Dysarthria, Language Problems, Injury Electrical, Paralysis Eyelid, Infarction Thalamic, Infarction Mesencephalic – LU05, ST36, SP06, HT01, BL10, BL40, PC06, GB12, GB20, LV03, CV23, GV26 (doi:10.3389/fnins.2023.1139537 ↗)
• Dysphagia Post-stroke, Swallowing Difficulty – ST40, HT05, TB17, GB20, CV23, GV16 (doi:10.13702/j.1000-0607.20210197 ↗)
• Stroke, Aphasia, Ischemic Stroke, Aphasia Motor Poststroke, Speech Nonfluent, Speech Disorder – LU05, SP06, HT01, BL40, PC06, CV23, GV26 (doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.52580 ↗)
• Dysphagia Post-stroke, Aspiration Risk, Cough Swallowing – SP06, PC06, TB17, GB20, CV23, GV26 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000037464 ↗)
• Cough, Hoarseness, Dysphagia, Paralysis Soft Palate, Paralysis Vocal Cord, Atrophy Lingual Muscle, Atrophy Sternocleidomastoid, Trapezius Weakness, Choking – CV23 (doi:10.1177/2050313X241249613 ↗)
• Ischemic Stroke, Dysphagia Post-stroke – ST09, SP06, PC06, TB17, GB12, GB20, CV23, GV26 (doi:10.1186/s12906-024-04657-1 ↗)
• Stroke, Hemiplegia, Spasticity, Paralysis Limb, Motor Deficit Upper Limb, Motor Deficit Lower Limb – LI04, LI11, LI15, ST36, SP06, BL10, TB05, GB30, GB39, LV03, CV23, GV20 (doi:10.1007/s10072-025-08072-3 ↗)
• Stroke, Dysphagia Post-stroke, Swallowing Dysfunction, Cough On Swallowing – TB17, GB12, GB20, CV22, CV23, GV16 (doi:10.2147/JMDH.S526827 ↗)
• Stroke Sequelae, Dysphagia Post-stroke – GB20, CV23, GV26 (doi:10.1186/s12906-025-04916-9 ↗)
• Dysphagia, Traumatic Brain Injury, Swallowing Dysfunction, Pharyngeal Sensory Impairment, Pharyngeal Motor Impairment – ST09, GB20, CV23, GV16 (doi:10.13702/j.1000-0607.20250015 ↗)
• Stroke, Dysphagia, Dysphagia Post-stroke, Swallowing Dysfunction – LU05, SP06, HT05, BL40, KD06, PC06, CV23, GV26 (doi:10.13702/j.1000-0607.20250421 ↗)
• Dysphagia, Dysphagia Neurogenic, Consciousness Disorder, Dysphagia Severe, Brain Injury Acquired, Aspiration Silent, Brain Injury – LI02, ST36, ST44, SI03, TB17, CV23 (doi:10.3389/fneur.2026.1724043 ↗)
• Stroke Sequela, Liver Yang Hyperactivity, Speech Disorder – LI04, ST04, ST06, SP06, HT05, KD03, LV02, LV03, CV22, CV23 (doi:10.62354/ijoa.v2i1.19 ↗)
• Dysphagia Post-stroke – HT05, TB17, GB20, CV23, GV26 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2014.01.006 ↗)
• Globus Hystericus, Throat Obstruction Sensation – LI04, ST36, ST40, PC06, LV03, CV12, CV17, CV22, CV23 (doi:10.20141/j.0411-9584.2025.11.12 ↗)
• Dysphagia, Pseudobulbar Palsy, Pseudobulbar Palsy Post-stroke, Post-stroke Sequelae – GB20, CV23, GV14, GV16 (doi:10.13460/j.issn.1005-0957.2019.09.0953 ↗)
• Dysphagia, Pseudobulbar Palsy, Pseudobulbar Palsy Post-stroke, Post-stroke Sequelae – CV23 (doi:10.13460/j.issn.1005-0957.2019.09.0953 ↗)
• Swallowing Dysfunction, Post-stroke Dysphagia – SP06, PC06, TB17, GB12, GB20, CV23, GV16, GV26 (doi:10.27134/d.cnki.ghbzc.2024.000090 ↗)
• Stroke Sequelae, Aphasia Motor – HT05, GB20, CV23, GV15, GV20 (doi:10.27126/d.cnki.ghlzy.2025.000025 ↗)
• Stroke Sequelae, Aphasia Motor – HT05, CV23, GV15 (doi:10.27126/d.cnki.ghlzy.2025.000025 ↗)
• Dysarthria Post-stroke – GB20, CV23 (doi:10.19917/j.cnki.1005-0779.025015 ↗)
• Stroke, Dysphagia Post-stroke – CV23 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2015.10.003 ↗)
• Stroke, Dysphagia Post-stroke – LI04, ST09, ST36, ST40, SP06, HT05, PC06, TB17, GB12, GB20, LV03, CV22, CV23, GV15, GV16, GV20, GV26 (doi:10.16808/j.cnki.issn1003-7705.2018.01.067 ↗)
• Stroke Sequelae, Dysphagia Pharyngeal – SI17, CV23 (doi:10.27026/d.cnki.ggszc.2023.000386 ↗)
• Dysphagia Post-stroke, Cerebral Infarction Sequela – HT05, GB20, CV23, GV26 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2016.10.004 ↗)
• Stroke Sequelae, Aphasia Motor – GB12, GB20, CV23, GV20 (doi:10.19787/j.issn.1008-1879.2023.02.012 ↗)
• Stroke, Aphasia, Aphasia Motor Poststroke, Speech Disorder – LU05, SP06, HT01, BL40, PC06, CV23, GV26 (doi:10.1186/s13063-022-06280-2 ↗)
• Saliva Excessive, Dysphagia, Dysarthria, Tongue Weakness, Motor Neuron Disease, Palsy Bulbar Progressive – LI04, LI11, GB15, GB20, CV23, GV20, GV24, XH12, XH13 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000031446 ↗)
• Stroke, Aphasia Motor, Post-Stroke Aphasia – LI04, ST36, SP06, HT05, KD03, PC06, TB17, GB20, LV03, CV23, GV15, GV16, GV20, GV24, GV26, XH01A, XH01B, XH01C, XH01D, XH12, XH13 (doi:10.3389/fneur.2025.1554208 ↗)

Most often selected alongside CV23

How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with CV23. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

• GB20Wind Pool74 protocols
• GV20100 Convergences44 protocols
• SP06Three Yin Intersection43 protocols
• LI04Junction Valley41 protocols
• PC06Inner Gate38 protocols
• HT05Inward Connection36 protocols
• ST36Leg Three Miles34 protocols
• LV03Great Surge31 protocols
• TB17Hurricane28 protocols
• GV16Wind Mansion24 protocols
• GV26Philtrum24 protocols
• GB12Mastoid Process21 protocols

Other points on the Conception Vessel