Luo-connecting point. Source of Gao (膏).

bubble_chart Etymology

"Jiu" (鳩), turtledove; "wei" (尾), tail, describing xiphoid process of sternum. The acupoint is located below it, hence the name. Suwen-Qifu Lun Wang Bing's notes: "Jiuwei is the name of the acupoint in front of heart, located at the tip of xiphoid bone. The bone hangs down like tail of turtledove."

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Jiuwei (CV15) acupoint
(adapted from "Meridians and Acupoints")

On the midline of upper abdomen, 7 cun above umbilicus, in the depression below xiphoid process. Since xiphoid process is embedded within rectus sheath and is difficult to palpate, the point can be located 1 cun below the lower end of sternum (xiphisternal junction).

• Zhenjiu Jiayi Jing: "Five fen below xiphoid bone on chest";
• Zhenjiu Zisheng Jing: "For those without a prominent xiphoid bone, measure 1 cun downward from xiphisternal junction".

bubble_chart Anatomy

• Muscle: origin of rectus abdominis.
• Nerve: medial branch of anterior cutaneous branch of 6th intercostal nerve.
• Vessels: branches of superior epigastric artery and vein.

bubble_chart Manipulation

Insert obliquely downward 0.3~0.5 cun. Avoid deep insertion. Moxibustion with moxa cone 3 to 5 times, moxibustion with moxa stick for 15 to 20 minutes.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Clear spirit, tranquilize mind, relieve diaphragm.

• Classical: heart pain, fright epilepsy, fullness and distension in heart and abdomen, chest fullness and pain, abdominal skin pain, cough with frequent belching, wheezing, pharyngitis, pharyngeal congestion, difficulty swallowing liquids, manic and depressive psychosis, epilepsy, itching .
• Modern: Gastritis.

bubble_chart Combinations

• Food-induced epilepsy: Jiuwei (CV15), Zhongwan (CV12), Shaoshang (LU11).
• Five types of epilepsy: Jiuwei (CV15), Shenmen (HT7), Houxi (SI3).