CV 5 - Acupuncture Point - Shi Men
- English Name: Stone Gate
- Pinyin Name: Shi Men
- Chinese Character: 石門
- 3 cun above CV 2 (pubic symphysis).
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- Generally, useful for patterns of excess involving the lower abdomen a/or urinary tracts. Not used as often as other CV points.
- Mentioned classically to both cause and treat infertility, although the cause may merely be incorrect needling which is specifically mentioned. Modern texts have largely ignored these cautions.
- Useful for lower abdominal pain of an excess nature, genital pain/itching, shan disorders, hernia.
- Diarrhea, undigested food in stools, poor appetite, abdominal pain, edema.
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The (CV) Conception Vessel Meridian has 24 points:
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