DU / Governing vessel / Du Mai / 督脉 Flashcards
28 points
DU1 长强 Changqiang 络穴
On the midline, midway between the tip of the coccyx and the anus.
- Luo-Connecting point of the Governor Vessel
- Intersection of the Kidney, Gallbladder and Conception Vessel on the Governor Vessel
DU2 腰俞 Yaoshu
On the midline, in the sacro-coccygeal hiatus
DU3 腰阳关 Yaoyangguan
On the midline of the lower back, in the depression below the spinous process of L4, at the same level with the top of iliac crest
DU4 命门 Mingmen
On the midline of the lower back, in the depression below the spinous process of L2
DU5 悬枢 Xuanshu
On the posterior midline, in the depression below the spinous process of L1
DU6 脊中 Jizhong
On the midline of the back, in the depression below the spinous process of T11
DU7 中枢 Zhongshu
On the midline of the back, in the depression below the spinous process of T10
DU8 筋缩 Jinsuo
On the midline of the back, in the depression below the spinous process of T9
DU9 至阳 Zhiyang
On the midline of the back, in the depression below the spinous process of T7
DU10 灵台 Lingtai
On the midline of the back, in the depression below the spinous process of T6
DU11 神道 Shendao
On the midline of the back, in the depression below the spinous process of T5
DU12 身柱 Shenzhu
On the midline of the upper back, in the depression below the spinous process of T3
DU13 陶道 Taodao - 足太阳之会
On the midline of the upper back, in the depression below the spinous process of T1
- Intersection of the Bladder on the Governor Vessel
DU14 大椎 Dazhui - 三阳、督脉之会（六阳经）
On the midline at the base of the neck, in the depression below the spinous process of the C7
- Intersection of all six Yang channels on the Governor Vessel
- Sea of Qi point
DU15 哑门 Yamen
On the midline at the nape of the neck, in the depression 0.5 cun inferior to Fengfu Du16, above the spinous process of C2
- Intersection of the Yang Wei Mai on the Governor Vessel
- Sea of Qi point
DU16 风府 Fengfu - 第六鬼穴
On the midline at the nape of the neck, in the depression immediately below the external occipital protuberance
- Intersection of the Yang Qiao Mai on the Governor Vessel
- Sixth Ghost point
- Sea of Marrow point
- Window of the Sky point
DU17 脑户 Naohu
At the back of the head on the midline, 1.5 cun directly above Fengfu DU16, in the depression directly superior to the external occipital protuberance
- Intersection of the Bladder on the Governor Vessel
DU18 强间 Qiangjian
At the back of the head on the midline, 1.5 cun directly superior to Naohu DU17, midway between Fengfu DU16 and Baihui DU20
DU19 后顶 Houding
At the back of the head on the midline, 1.5 cun posterior to Baihui Du20
DU20 百会 Baihui
At the vertex of the head, in the depression 5 cun posterior to the anterior hairline
on the mid-sagittal line, 7 cun superior to the posterior hairline, at the midpoint of the line connecting the apex of the two ears(fold the ear forwards carefully to find the apex precisely)
- Intersection of the Bladder, Gallbladder, Sanjiao and Liver channels on the Governor Vessel
- Sea of Marrow point
DU21 前顶 Qianding
At the top of the head on the midline, 1.5 cun directly anterior to Baihui DU20 and 3.5 cun posterior to the anterior hairline
*DU22 囟会 Xinhui
On the top of the head, 2 cun posterior to the anterior hairline
DU23 上星 Shangxing - 第十鬼穴
On the mid-sagittal line, 1 cun posterior to the anterior hairline
- Tenth Ghost point
DU24 神庭 Shenting
On the midline of the head, 0.5 cun posterior to the anterior hairline
- Intersection of the Bladder and Stomach on the Governor Vessel
DU25 素髎 Suliao
On the midline at the tip of the nose, in the small depression between the two greater alar cartilages
DU26 水沟 Shuigou - 第一鬼穴
Above the upper lip on the midline, at the junction of the upper third and lower two thirds of the philtrum, also commonly known as Renzhong
- Intersection of the Large Intestine and Stomach on the Governor Vessel
- First Ghost point
*DU27 兑端 Duiduan
At the centre of the top of the upper lip, at the intersection of the skin of the philtrum and the lip
*DU28 龈交 Yinjiao
Inside the mouth on the frenulum, at the junction of the upper lip and gum
- Intersection of the Conception Vessel and Stomach on the Governor Vessel
