Acupuncture Points on the Du Mai (Governing Vessel)
Benefits the lumbar region and legsDispels wind-damp
Irregular menstruation, pain and stiffness of the lower back, hemorrhoids, muscular atrophy of the lower extremities, epilepsy.
Sacrum and lumbar pain with radiation to hip and legs
Where is DU-02 located?
- A Manual of Acupuncture (p. 535): On the midline, in the sacro-coccygeal hiatus.
- Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (p. 227): In the hiatus of the sacrum.
Puncture obliquely upward 0.5-1.0 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
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