Ren 15

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Written By Elizabeth Fuqua

CV 15 / Jiu Wei / Turtle Dove Tail

POINT LOCATION

On the anterior midline 7 cun above the umbilicus

 

Associations

 

INDICATIONS / CONDITIONS TREATED

  • Cardiac/chest pain
  • Cough and wheezing
  • Indigestion
  • Nausea
  • Epilepsy
  • Mental disorders

 

TCM ACTIONS

  • Regulates Heart
  • Calms Shen
  • Transforms Phlegm
  • Opens the Chest

 

Cautions

  • Deep insertion may damage the left lobe of the liver or the heart if either is enlarged

  • Oblique superior insertion towards the heart is contraindicated in all cases

Elizabeth Fuqua

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