CV-7 - Yin Intersection

阴交 - Yīn jiāo

Point Region: Lower abdomen

CV

Conception Vessel

任脉 - Rèn mài

Location & How to Find

Anatomical Location: On the lower abdomen, on the midline, 1 cun below the centre of the navel.

Distances are in cun, a unit that scales with each person's body. As a guide, the width of your thumb at its joint is 1 cun, and your four fingers held together, measured across the middle joints, are 3 cun.

How to Locate:

  1. From the centre of your navel, measure one thumb-width down the midline
  2. The point is there
CV-7 (Yin Intersection) acupressure point location: On the lower abdomen, on the midline, 1 cun below the centre of the navel.

How to Apply Pressure

Find the midline one cun below your navel and touch it gently. Use steady, comfortable pressure only; do not press deeply or painfully. Do not press during pregnancy or with acute kidney inflammation.

Traditional Indications

In TCM, this point is traditionally used for:

  • Menstrual irregularities
  • Genital itching
  • Abdominal pain

Related Health Concerns

Stomach Cramps

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Important Precautions

Avoid this point with:

  • Pregnancy
  • Acute kidney inflammation