13 CV15 Jiuwei Turtledove Tail 鳩尾
CV15 Jiuwei
Turtledove Tail

鳩尾穴

LOCATION

1 cun inferior to the sternocostal angle, on the anterior midline.

Features

Luo connecting point of Conception Vessel.

Body Inches (cun)

Each person has his/her own personal body inches.
One cun is equal to the width of the Knuckle of the thumb.

Nerves, vascular

The anterior cutaneous branch of the seventh intercostal nerve and the arteries and veins on the abdominal wall.

Indication

Oppression in the chestcough,palpitations,upset,heartache,vomit,frantic,epilepsy,hysteria,stomach neuralgia,intercostal nerve pain,gestritis,bronchitis,neurasthenia,hysteria. Luo Connecting Point – upper abdomen issues, chest tightness/oppression, cardiac area pain. Heart / Shen related psychological issues – epilepsy, palpitations, mania. Digestive issues such as nausea, reflux, and upper chest issues such as sore throat, wheezing.

Combinations

Epilepsy provoked by improper diet,epigastric fullness,insomnia:CV 15 & CV 12 & LU 11.
Epilepsy,vomiting phlegm:CV 15 & KI 01.
Five types epilepsy:CV 15 & HT 07 & SI 03.

穴位

在上腹部,前正中線上,當胸劍結合部下1寸。

特點

任脈之絡穴。

同身寸

針灸取穴比量法。出自《千金要方》。

是指以患者本人體表的某些部位折定分寸,

作为量取穴位的長度單位。

穴區神經血管

第七肋間神經前皮支和腹壁上動、靜脈。

適應症

胸悶咳嗽,心悸,心煩,心痛,嘔逆,嘔吐,驚狂,癲癇,臟躁,胃神經痛,肋間神經痛,胃炎,支氣管炎,神經衰弱,癔病。

穴位配伍療法

食癇,胃脘脹滿,不得眠:1.鳩尾 2.中脘 3.少商
癲癇,嘔痰沫:1.鳩尾 2.湧泉
五癇:1.鳩尾 2.神門 3.後溪