CV-9 - Water Divide

水分 - Shuǐ fēn

Point Region: Upper abdomen

CV

Conception Vessel

任脉 - Rèn mài

Location & How to Find

Anatomical Location: On the upper abdomen, on the midline, 1 cun above 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 up the midline
  2. The point is there
CV-9 (Water Divide) acupressure point location: On the upper abdomen, on the midline, 1 cun above the centre of the navel.

How to Apply Pressure

Move one cun above the navel along your centre line and touch there. Use steady, comfortable pressure only; do not press deeply or painfully. Do not press during pregnancy or with acute gastritis.

Traditional Indications

In TCM, this point is traditionally used for:

  • Edema
  • Abdominal bloating
  • Fluid retention
  • Digestive disorders
  • Stomach pain

Related Health Concerns

BloatingStomach Cramps

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Important Precautions

Avoid this point with:

  • Pregnancy
  • Acute gastritis