Acupoint+CV-8+(Shen+Que)

**CV8 ** ** • **   **Shen Que**    •    **Conception Vessel** <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"> **8** <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> Spirit Gate. Needling is Contraindicated. Moxa is applicable = = =Location= <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">//At the umbilicus.//

=Point Summary= <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">//Warms Yang Regulates the Intestines// <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">//Rescues Collapse// diarrhea; yang collapse; salt moxa

=Needling=

Depth:
none

Technique:
Puncture prohibited, use moxa

Contraindications:
No needle, only moxa.

=General Indications=

Functions
warms and stabilizes the yang for yang collapse; strengthens and stabilizes SP yang; for middle burner yang deficiency

Indications
diarrhea from SP yang deficiency; 5 am diarrhea; apoplexy (flaccid stroke) from yang collapse; any kind of prolapse due to SP yang deficiency; in the spirit in holding things in it can also be used for prior miscarriages - 2-7x/week

Special Notes
not needled or directly moxaed; not for damp heat diarrhea; with CV-4, GV-4, BL-23, and moxa on CV-8

=Diagnostic Indications:= <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Abdominal Pain **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> • ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Anal Prolapse **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> • ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Borborygmus **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> • ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Diarrhea **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> • ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Digestive Disturbances **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> • ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Edema **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> • ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Shock **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> • ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Windstroke **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> • ** <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">