Acupuncture Points on the Du Mai (Governing Vessel)
Alleviates cough and wheezingClears heat and detoxifies poison
Cough, asthma, furuncles, back pain, neck rigidity.
Carbuncles, furnicles, boils
Where is DU-10 located?
- A Manual of Acupuncture (p. 541): On the midline of the back, in the depression below the spinous process of the sixth thoracic vertebra.
- Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (p. 230): Below the spinous process of the sixth thoracic vertebra.
Puncture obliquely upward 0.5-1.0 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Sources & References
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