Governing Vessel Du

Question 1

Du 1

Answer 1

tx haemorrhoids
ben 2 lower yin
ACAP
calm spirit

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Question 2

DU 2

Answer 2

ben lumbar region & legs
dispels wind - damp

• epilepsy
• pain pf sacrum
• red & white leucorrhoea

Question 3

DU 3 yaoyangguan

Answer 3

local low back stuff pain
strengthen back

dispels wind-damp
ben lumbar region & legs
reg LJ

Question 4

Du 4 Mingmen

gate of life ( highly associated with the yang essence of life)

Answer 4

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

Question 5

Du 9

Answer 5

regulate LR & jaundice

fortifies sp, drains dampness & regulate MJ
unbinds chest

Question 6

Du 10 Lingtai

spirit tower

Answer 6

Alleviates cough & wheezing
clears heat & detoxifies poison

• carbuncles
• clove sores
• back pain

Question 7

Du 11

Spirit Pathway

Answer 7

tones Ht & Lu & calm spirit
clears heat & pacifies wind

• sadness & anxiety
• pain & cold sensation of upper back

Question 8

Du 12

Answer 8

clear heat from LU & HT
calm spirit
pacifies wind

• clonic spasms
• rage w desire to kill ppl

(sho ni shin)

Question 9

Du 13 Taodao

way of happiness

Answer 9

reg governing vessel

clear heat & tx malaria

Question 10

Du 14 Dazhui
great vertebra

meeting pt of the six yang channel of all yang vessels of hand and foot

Answer 10

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)

Question 11

Du 15

sea of qi

Answer 11

ben tongue & tx mutesness

Question 12

Du 16 Fengfu
palace of wind

point of sea of marrow
window of heaven
sun is-mao ghost pt

Answer 12

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

Question 13

DU 17 Naohu

brains door

Answer 13

Eminiates wind & AP
ben eyes
calm spirit

-heaviness of head
-dimness of vision
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Question 14

Du 18

unyielding space

Answer 14

pacifies wind & AP

calm spirit

Question 15

Du 19 Houding

behind the crown

Answer 15

pacifies wind & AP

calm spirit

Question 16

Du 20 Baihui
hundred meetings

pt of sea of marrow

4,6,14,16,20,24,26

Answer 16

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

Question 17

Du 23

gosht pt

Answer 17

traditionally used for mental emotional disorders

more now used for eyes & nose issues

Question 18

Du 24 Shenting

courtyard of the spirit

Answer 18

ben brain & calms spirit
eliminates wind & ben head
benefits nose & eyes

• clear & ceaseless nail discharge
• for anxiety (it is downward moving)

Question 19

Du 25 suliao

white crevice

Answer 19

ben nose

Question 20

Du 26 Renzhong
mans middle

gosht pt

Answer 20

restores consciousness & calm spirit
ben face, nose & expel wind
ben spine & tx acute lumbar sprain

-coma
-inappropriate laughter
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