Point location Acupuncture Final Exam DU channel Flashcards
1
Q
DU-4
A
Mìngmén
On midline of lower back, in depression below the spinous process of the second lumbar vertebra // located one intervertebral space above the line connecting the highest points of the two iliac crests (level with border of L3)
Clears heat, tonifies kidneys, lumbar spine
2
Q
DU-9
A
Located 7 intervertebral spaces below C7
3
Q
DU-12
A
Located 3 intervertebral spaces below C7
4
Q
DU-14
A
Located depression below C7
5
Q
DU-16
A
Located depression immediately below the occipital protuberance
6
Q
DU-17
A
1.5 cun above DU-16 (external occipital protuberance)
7
Q
DU-20
A
top of head 7 cun superior to posterior hairline / line of ears
8
Q
DU-24
A
0.5 cun posterior to anterior hairline
9
Q
DU-26
A
upper lip / philtrum top 1/3
