Acupoint+CV-9+(Shui+Fen)

**CV9 ** ** • **   **Shui Fen**    •    **Conception Vessel** <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"> **9** <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> Water Divide. = = =Location= on the midline of the abdomen, 1 cun above the umbilicus

=Point Summary= <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">//Opens And Regulates The Water Passages Regulates the Intestines Treats Edema// <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">//Dispels Accumulations// diuretic

=Needling=

Depth:
0.5 - 1.0 cun

Technique:
Puncture Perpendicularly

Contraindications:
Caution during pregnancy

=General Indications=

Functions
regulates water pathways from deficiency; strengthens SP in relation to water metabolism; diarrhetic point

Indications
ascites (retention of fluid in abdomen); edema; retention of urine; diarrhea; general dampness sin the body (fluid retention in the body; actual fluid retention in the body as opposed to less material dampness like foggy head, heaviness

Special Notes
with SP-9 for dampness and edema

=Diagnostic Indications:= <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Ascites **<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">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">Gastroesophageal Reflux **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> • ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Periumbilical Pain **<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">