Class Two: Du Mai Flashcards
Where does the Du Meridian begin?
The Du Mai originates in the lower abdomen and emerges at the perineum
What is the function of the Du Mai?
The Du is the Sea of Yang; it influences all Yang elements.
It has a strong connection to Kidney Yang and pre-natal substances.
Influences the marrow and has a strong connection to the brain.
Distributes vital substances of the Kidneys throughout the body and Sea of Marrow (the brain).
What are the major crossing points of the Du Mai?
Urinary Bladder 1
Urinary Bladder 12
Ren 1
What are the most commonly used points of the Du Mai?
Du 4 Du 9 Du 12 Du 14 Du 16 Du 20 Du 23 Du 24 Du 26
Du 4 /
Use:
Best point for Kidney Yang deficiency (often used with moxa)
Can drain severe heat (like Steaming Bone or malaria); because it is Ming Men fire it can manage fire-like conditions
Tonifies Kidney Yang and Gate of Vitality
Tonifies Kidney Yuan Source Qi
Tonifies essence
Warms and expels cold
Benefits the spine, back, knees, bone, and lower back
Treats infertility due to essence or Yang deficiency
Used for lumbago, impotence, irregular menses, diarrhea, leucorrhoea, and nocturnal emissions
Du 9 / ZhiYang
Use:
Regulates Liver and Gallbladder
Moves Qi
Opens chest and diaphragm: used for hiccups and sighing
Relieves damp-heat in the Liver and Gallbladder
Used for jaundice and hiccup
Du 12 / Shen Zhu
Use:
Addresses Wind
Calms spasms
Tonifies Lung Qi
Strengthens the body, especially debilitating disease
Clears heat from the Lung and Heart
Used for cough, asthma, epilepsy
Du 14 / Da Zhui
Use:
Clears Tai Yang, Shao Yang, and Yang Ming heat
Treats febrile disease
Expels wind; releases the exterior
Clears interior and exterior heat
Regulates Ying and Wei
Calms the Shen
Increases Yang: Heart upwards to head
Tonifies Yang
Stimulates the brain
Du 16 / Feng Fu
Use:
Used for treating interior and exterior wind
Calms the Shen
Benefits the brain and marrow
Used for wind stroke
Treats epilepsy and hemiplegia
Du 20 / Baihui
Use:
Raises Yang Qi- especially Spleen Qi
Tonifies Spleen
Strengthens ascending function of Spleen
Calms of lifts Spirits
Tonifies Yang
Pacifies wind
Resuscitation
Treats rectum, uterus, and Stomach prolapse
Used in treating hemorroids
Benefits the brain
Sedates Yang; regulates Qi flow
Used for treating headache
Clears the mind
Use with caution when treating high blood pressure
Used for treating vertigo, coma, prolapse, hemorroids, resuscitation, tinnitus, and dizziness
Du 23 / Shang Xing
Use:
Opens the nose
Used for treating epistaxis, rhinorrhea, and mostly chronic nasal patterns
Du 24 / Shenting
Use:
Calms emotions, intense conditions
Clears the mind
Clears the head
Used with GB 13 for severe anxiety
Treats mental disorders due to wind influencing the shen
Treats heat leading to mania; Du/Yang treats heat
Du 26 / Renzhong
Use:
This point can unite Yin and Yang, leading to resuscitation
Treats acute back pain, especially along the spine
Benefits lumbar and spine
Promotes resuscitation and opens the orifices
Invigorates the Du Mai
Stimulates the brain
Calms the spirit
Used for treating deviation of the mouth, epilepsy, coma, trismus, and hysteria
Du 1 / Chiang Qiang
Use:
Regulates and opens the Ren and Du channels
Courses and regulates local channel Qi
Treats damp heat in the Lower Jiao
Tonifies and strengthens the anus muscle
Calms the mind
Effective influence on the spine, brain, hemorrhoids
Du 2 / Yao Shu
Use:
Extinguishes interior wind
Treats pain and stiffness in the lower back and strengthens the lower back
Tonifies Kidney Yang
Moves Qi
Arouses Ming Men fire
Used for epilepsy, calms spasms and convulsions, treats hemorroids
Du 3 / Yao Yang Guan
Use:
Strengthens the lower back
Tonifies the Kidneys
Strengthens the legs
Expels cold
Treats dampness
Du 5 / Xuan Shu
Use:
Used for local pain
Treats diarrhea, indigestion, and abdominal fullness
Du 6 / Ji Zhong
Use:
Clears spinal heat
Tonifies the Spleen
Moves dampness
Treats stiff and painful back
Du 7 / Zhong Shu
Use:
Tonifies and moves Liver and Gallbladder
Tonifies Spleen
Moves dampness
Supports the entire digestive system
Du 8 / Jinsuo
Use:
Relaxes the sinews
Eliminates interior wind
Soothes the Liver
Used for epilepsy, convulsions, muscle spasms, and gastric pain
Du 11 / Shen Dao
Use:
Regulates the Heart
Used for palpitations
Treats insomnia
Calms the mind
Clear Heart Fire
Quiets the Heart and spirit
Du 10 / Ling Tai
Use:
Pagoda of the soul
Alleviates cough and wheezing
Clears heat and detoxifies poison
Du 13 / Tao Dao
Use:
Clears heat and treats malaria
Regulates the Governing Vessel
Du 15 / Ya Men
Use:
Connects to the root of the tongue and treats voice disorders
Assists in helping one express themselves
Clears the mind
Stimulates speech: used for children with speech problems and adults after stroke with speech problems
Clears the senses and restores consciousness
Du 17 / Nao Hu
Use:
Eliminates wind
Benefits the brain
Calms the Shen
Treats neck stiffness and pain
Du 19 / Houding
Use:
Eliminates wind
Alleviates pain
Calms the spirit
Addresses stiffness and pain of the head and neck
Used for treating local pain
Du 21 / Qianding
Use:
Eliminates wind and treats convulsions
Benefits the head
Du 22 / Xin Hui
Use:
Brings Qi to the head
Du 1
Name:
Chiang Qiang / Long Strong (Lasting Strength)
Du 2
Name:
Yao Shu / Lumbar Shu
Du 3
Name:
Yao Yang Guan / Lumbar Yang Gate
Du 4
Name:
Mingmen / Gate-Door of Life
Du 5
Name:
Xuan Shu / Suspended Axis
Du 6
Name:
Ji Zhong / Spiritual Center
Du 7
Name:
Zhong Shu / Central Axis
Du 8
Name:
Jinsuo / Tendon Spasm (Sinew Contraction)
Du 9
Name:
ZhiYang / Reaching Yang
Du 10
Name:
Ling Tai / Spirits Tower (Pagoda Tower)
Du 11
Name:
Shen Dao / Spirit Path
Du 12
Name:
Shen Zhu / Body Pillar
Du 13
Name:
Tao Dao / Molded Path (Way of Happiness)
Du 14
Name:
Da Zhui / Big Vertebra (Great Hammer)
Du 15
Name:
Ya Men / Mute’s Gate
Du 16
Name:
Feng Fu / Wind Palace-Mansion
Du 17
Name:
Nao Hu / Brain’s Door
Du 19
Name:
Houding / Behind the Vertex (Behind the Crown)
Du 20
Name:
Baihui / Hundred Meetings- Convergence
Du 21
Name:
Qianding / In Front of the Crown
Du 22
Name:
Xin Hui / Fontanel Meeting
Du 23
Name:
Shang Xing / Upper Star
Du 24
Name:
Shenting / Mind Courtyard (Spirit Court)
Du 26
Name:
Renzhong / Middle of Person (Humanity)
