Governing Vessel Du Flashcards
Du 1
tx haemorrhoids
ben 2 lower yin
ACAP
calm spirit
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DU 2
ben lumbar region & legs
dispels wind - damp
- epilepsy
- pain pf sacrum
- red & white leucorrhoea
DU 3 yaoyangguan
local low back stuff pain
strengthen back
dispels wind-damp
ben lumbar region & legs
reg LJ
Du 4 Mingmen
gate of life ( highly associated with the yang essence of life)
clear heat
reg governing vessel
tonifies KD
ben lumbar spine
-chronic weakness
-lift the mind
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should only be used in a climate of cold
Du 9
regulate LR & jaundice
fortifies sp, drains dampness & regulate MJ
unbinds chest
Du 10 Lingtai
spirit tower
Alleviates cough & wheezing
clears heat & detoxifies poison
- carbuncles
- clove sores
- back pain
Du 11
Spirit Pathway
tones Ht & Lu & calm spirit
clears heat & pacifies wind
- sadness & anxiety
- pain & cold sensation of upper back
Du 12
clear heat from LU & HT
calm spirit
pacifies wind
- clonic spasms
- rage w desire to kill ppl
(sho ni shin)
Du 13 Taodao
way of happiness
reg governing vessel
clear heat & tx malaria
Du 14 Dazhui
great vertebra
meeting pt of the six yang channel of all yang vessels of hand and foot
expels wind & firms exterior !! clear heat !! treats malaria tonifies xu pacifies wind
- stiffness of spine
- warm malaria
- hypertension
(prick to xue with fever-to bring fever down naturally- this does not surpress the fever)
Du 15
sea of qi
ben tongue & tx mutesness
Du 16 Fengfu
palace of wind
point of sea of marrow
window of heaven
sun is-mao ghost pt
eliminates wind
nourishes sea of marrow & ben head & neck
calm spirit
(use for internal wind)
- head wind
- pain of neck with inability to turn
- ben the eyes, clear the brain calm the mind
DU 17 Naohu
brains door
Eminiates wind & AP
ben eyes
calm spirit
-heaviness of head
-dimness of vision
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Du 18
unyielding space
pacifies wind & AP
calm spirit
Du 19 Houding
behind the crown
pacifies wind & AP
calm spirit
Du 20 Baihui
hundred meetings
pt of sea of marrow
4,6,14,16,20,24,26
maximum potential energy
promote rising of clear yang to head
expel excess yang from head
- prolaspe
- unirnatry incontience
- headaches
best not to use this pt if you aren’t properly draining or subdue you’ll raise too much yang without giving enough time to vent
Du 23
gosht pt
traditionally used for mental emotional disorders
more now used for eyes & nose issues
Du 24 Shenting
courtyard of the spirit
ben brain & calms spirit
eliminates wind & ben head
benefits nose & eyes
- clear & ceaseless nail discharge
- for anxiety (it is downward moving)
Du 25 suliao
white crevice
ben nose
Du 26 Renzhong
mans middle
gosht pt
restores consciousness & calm spirit
ben face, nose & expel wind
ben spine & tx acute lumbar sprain
-coma
-inappropriate laughter
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