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Acupuncture Points on the Du Mai (Governing Vessel)

Actions:

Tonifies the Heart and Lung and calms the spirit
Clears heat and pacifies wind

Indications:

Poor memory, anxiety, palpitation, pain and stiffness of the back, cough, cardiac pain.

Pont Location:

A Manual of Acupuncture: On the midline of the upper back, in the depression below the spinous process of the fifth thoracic vertebra.
Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion: Below the spinous process of the fifth thoracic vertebra.

Needling Method:

Puncture obliquely upward 0.5-1.0 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.

References Used

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