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The Governing Vessel Flashcards

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DU1: Changqiang - Long Strong

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  • luo connecting of the GV
  • meeting point = GV w/ CV, GB, KD channels

​LOCATION: on the midline, midway between the tip of the coccyx & the anus

  • treats hemorrhoids
  • benefits the two lower yin (anus/genitals)
  • activates channel & alleviates pain
    • mostly local
    • alleviate distal pain at top of head
  • calm the spirit
    • brain inury or trauma (post concussion syndrome etc)
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DU2: Yaoshu - Lumbar Shu

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​LOCATION: on the midline, in the sacro-coccygeal hiatus

  • benefits the lumbar region & legs
    • any lumbar issues, pain radiating down legs, weakness in legs
  • dispels wind damp
    • bi syndrome; arthritis worse in damp weather
  • local hemorrhoids, prolapse (anus/uterus)
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DU3: Yaoyangguan - Lumbar Yang Gate

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​LOCATION: on the midline of the lower back in the depression below the spinous process of the 4th lumbar vetebra - level w/ BL25 = back shu of LI

  • similiar to DU2 but more frequently used becasue of location
  • dispels wind damp
  • benefits lumbar region & legs
    • common place for disk injuries, SI joint issues, herniations
  • regulates lower jiao = irregular mensturation, eneuresis, vaginal discharge, sexual dysfunction, impotence, seminal leakage
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DU4: Mingmen - Gate of Life

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LOCATION: on the midline of the lower back in the depression below the spinous process of the 2nd lumbar vetebra - level w/ BL23 = back shu of KD

  • clears heat
    • internal heat, fever, yin xu heat
  • regualtes the GV
    • things affecting the spine/brain = epilepsy, parkinsons, neurological disorders, HA (vertex/occipital)
  • tonifys KD
    • mingmen = warming aspect of KD (warms/stimulates all other organs to fx)
    • lower jiao related to KD = shan disorder/hernea, sexual dysfucntion
  • benefits the lumbar spine
    • KD xu lumbar pain = deep, achey, feels better with pressue

* COMMON POINT TO STRENGTHEN KD + LOW BACK ISSUES *

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DU5: Xuanshu - Suspended Pivot

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LOCATION: on the posterior midline, in the depression below spinous process of L1 - level w/ BL22 = back shu of SJ

  • benefits the lumbar spine
    • upper lumbar spine affects femoral artery that runs down front of leg (ST/SP)
  • benefits the lower jiao
    • fluid issues in lower jiao
    • undigested food in stool, diarrahea, running piglet qi

* MOSTLY USED LOCALLY *

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DU6: Jizhong - Center of the Spine

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​LOCATION: on the posterior midline, in the depression below spinous process of T12 - level w/ BL20 = back shu of SP

  • fortifies the SP & drains damp
    • T&T, abdominal fullness, sluggish digestion, loose stool, hemmorhoids (SP energy ascends, holding things up
  • benefits the spine
    • stiffness of the spine = epilepsy
  • center of spine = acrominon to top of hip
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DU7: Zongshu - Central Pivot

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​LOCATION: on the posterior midline, in the depression below spinous process of T10 - level w/ BL19 = back shu of GB

  • benefits the spine
    • lumbar pain
  • benefits the middle jiao
    • back up in SP -> T&T issues -> jaundice
    • abdominal fullness, no desire to eat
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DU8: Jinsuo - Sinew Contraction

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​LOCATION: on the posterior midline, in the depression below spinous process of T9 - level w/ BL18 = back shu of LV

  • sooth LV, pascify wind & relieve spasm
    • sinew contraction = issues with sinews
    • stiffness & contraction in spine
    • ligament laxity/joint instability
    • pacify wind = epilepsy
    • sooth LV = any spasm (middle jiao = digestive, colonic spasm)
  • calm the spirit
    • pain of HT = angina
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DU9: Zhiyang - Reaching Yang

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LOCATION: on the posterior midline, in the depression below the spinous process of T7 - level w/ BL17 = back shu of diaphgram, influential point of blood

  • fortifies the SP, drains dampness, regulates the middle jiao
  • treats janudice
    • back up of bilirubin in blood (in line with influential point of blood)

* IMPERICAL POINT FOR 5 TYPES OF JAUNDICE *

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DU10: Lingtai - Spirit Tower

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LOCATION: on the posterior midline, in the depression below the spinous process of T6 - level w/ BL16 = back shu of GV

  • alleviates cough & wheezing
    • descend LU qi
  • clears heat & detoxify poison
    • extreme heat in blood (detox poison)
    • steaming bone disorder = extreme yin xu
    • calm mind (toxic heat affect mind to think clearly or stay calm)
  • local back pain = stiffness up to neck
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DU11: Shendao - Spirit Pathway

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LOCATION: on the posterior midline, in the depression below the spinous process of T5 - level with BL15 = back shu of HT

  • tonify the HT & LU + calms the spirit
    • more commonly used for calming the spirit = saddness, anxiety (can lead to poor memory)
  • clears heat & pacifys wind
    • epilepsy, lockjaw (int wint), tremors
    • fever with HA
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DU12: Shenzhu - Body Pillar

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LOCATION: on the posterior midline, in the depression of the spinous process of T3 - level with BL13 = back shu of the LU

  • clears heat from the LU & HT
    • cough, dysponea, heat in chest,
  • calm the spirit
    • mad raving; rage with desire to kill people
  • pacify wind
  • healthy growth & development in children (moxa)
    • stimulates T-cell count (in thymus)
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DU13: Taodao - Way of Happiness

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LOCATION: on the posterior midline, in the depression of the spinous process of T1 - level with BL11 = back shu of bones

  • clears heat & treats malaria
    • 1 space down from DU14 (whre all yang meet)
      • release exterior
  • regulates the governing vessel
    • stiffness in upper back & neck
  • visual disturbances
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DU14: Dazhui - Great Vetebra

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  • meeting point for all the yang channels
  • sea of qi point

LOCATION: on the posterior midline, in the depression below the spinout process of C7

  • expels wind & firms the exterior
    • wind-heat, wind-cold
  • clear heat
  • treat malaria
  • tonify deficiencies
    • all yang meet here; activating point
  • pacifys wind
    • internal wind = stiffness of spine, head shaking, tremors
    • pain at nape of neck
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DU15: Yamen - Gate of Muteness

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  • meeting point of GV & Yang Wei
  • sea of qi point

LOCATION: on the posterior midline, in the depression.5 cun inferior to DU16, below the spinous process of C1

  • benefits the tongue & treats mutness
    • stiffness of tongue (TBI, stroke)
    • any difficulty speaking or annunciating
    • autism spectrum kids = difficulty expressing
  • eliminates wind
    • epilepsy, stroke, loss of consciousness
    • mostly internal wind
      • DU14 more external wind
  • benefits the neck & spine
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DU16: Fengfu - Palace of Wind

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  • meeting point of GV & Yang Wei
  • sea of marrow point
  • window of sky point
  • ghost point

LOCATION: on the posterior midline, in the depression immediately below the external occipital protuberance

  • eliminates wind (int/ext)
    • wind affecting brain/CNS
      • diziness, vertigo, HA
      • stroke, hemiplasia, speech issue with stroke
  • nourish the sea of marrow and benefits the head & neck
    • blurred vision, high BP, windstroke
  • calms the spirit
    • malaria, mad raving
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DU17: Naohu - Brain’s Door

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  • meeting of GV & BL channels

LOCATION: at the back of the head on the midline, 1.5 cun direclty above DU16, in depression directy above the EOP - DU16-20 = 1.5 cun apart (anterior to posterior harline = 12 cun)

  • eliminates wind & alleviates pain
  • benefits the eyes
  • calms the spirit

* DU 17, 18, 19 not needled much *

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DU18: Qiangjian - Unyeilding Space

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LOCATION: at the back of the head on the midline, 1.5 cun directly superior to DU17, midway between DU16 & DU20

  • pacify wind & alleviate pain
    • HA, diziness, epilepsy, shaking of head, stiffness of head
  • calms the spirit
    • mania, mad raving

* DU 17, 18, 19 not needled much *

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DU19: Houding - Behind the Crown

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LOCATION: at the back of the head on the midline, 1.5 cun directly superior to DU18 and 1.5 cun posterior to DU20

  • eliminates wind & alleviate pain
    • stiffness of head, pain at back of neck
    • vertex HA, side HA
    • diziness from wind, HA, tremor, head shaking
  • calms the spirit

* DU 17, 18, 19 not needled much *

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DU20: Baihui - Hundred Meetings

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  • meeting point of GV with BL, SJ, LV
  • sea of marrow point

LOCATION: at the vertex, on the midline, in teh depression 5 cun posterior to the anterior hairline was & 7 cun superior to the posterior hairline. This point may be measured as 8 cun posterior to the glabella and 6 cun superior to the EOP.

  • pacify wind & subdues yang (push down)
    • yang rising = hot flashes, vertex HA
  • raises yang & counteracts prolapse (brings up)
    • prolapse of ANY organ (mostly at opposite ie. rectum/uterus)
  • benefits the head & sense organs
    • congestion, HA, vision, hearing
  • nourish the sea of marrow
    • brain & CNS issues = windstroke, hemeplasia, tinitus, vision problems, memory/concentration issues, anxiety, disorientation
  • benefits the brain & calms the spirit
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DU21: Qianding - In Front of the Crown

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LOCATION: at the top of the head, on the midline, 1.5 cun directly anterior to DU20 & 3.5 posterior to the anterior hairline

  • eliminates wind & treats convlusions
  • benefits the head
    • visual diziness, epilepsy, vertigo, pain at vertex, swelling/reddness of face
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DU22: Xinhui - Fontanelle Meeting

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LOCATION: at the top of the head, on the midline, 2 cun posterior to the anterior hairline

  • benefits the nose
    • nasal congestion, differentiate smells
  • eliminates wind and benefits the head
    • frontal & vertex HA, diziness (head wind), swelling, redness in face
  • do not needle on young child w/out fontanells closed
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DU23: ShandXing - Upper Star

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LOCATION: at the top of the head, on the midline, 1 cun posterior to the anterior hairline & .5 cun posterior to DU24

  • benefits the nose & eyes
    • sinuses
  • eliminates win, benefits the head & face + dispels swelling
  • calms the spirit = GHOST POINT
    • mania depression
    • study on depression w/ DU23 & DU20
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DU24: Shenting - Shen Palace OR Courtyard of the Spirit

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  • meeting point of GV with BL & ST channel

LOCATION: at the top of the head, on the midline, .5 cun posterior to the anterior hairline & .5 cun anterior to DU23

  • benefits the brain & calms the spirit
    • MANIA DEPRESSION: calm spirit voice
  • eliminates wind & benefits the head
    • int wind = visual, diziness
    • ext wind = bells palsy, ticks, etc
  • benefits the eys & nose
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DU25: Suliao - White Crevice

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LOCATION: on the midline at the tip of the nose

  • benefits the nose - any issue
    • not needled much
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DU26: Renzhong - Man’s Middle

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  • meeting point of GV with LI & ST (yangming)
  • ghost point

LOCATION: above the upper lip on the midline, at the junction of the upper third and lower two thirds of the philtrum

  • restores consciousness & calms the spirit
    • traditionally use to revive consciousness - windstroke, coma
    • AWAKEN BRAIN STROKE PROTOCOL - 9000 needles; sequella symptoms
  • benefits the face & nose & expels wind
    • bells palsy, trigeminal neuralgia, bloody nose
  • benefits the spine & treats acute lumbar sprain
    • DISTAL POINT - move, stimulate needle, move

* MOST COMMON REVIVE CONSCIOUSNESS & ACUTE LUMBAR SPRAIN *

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DU27: Duiduan - Extremity of the Mouth

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LOCATION: on the midline, at the junction of the margin of the upper lip & philtrum

  • clears heat, generates fluid and benefits mouth
    • salivary issues (dry mouth)
      • CV24 for excess salivary problems
    • foul breath = clear heat
    • local point for mouth
    • internal heat at opposite end of channel
      • not commonly used
  • calms the spirit
  • very sensitive point
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DU28: Yinjiao - Gum Intersection

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  • meeting of GV with CV & ST channels

LOCATION: inside the mouth, in the superior frenulum, at the gunction of the upper lip and the gym

  • clears heat and benefits the gums
    • in mouth; bleeding inflamed gums
  • benefits the nose & eyes
  • infrequently used
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What is the pathway of the Governing Vessel?

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  • origionates deep in lower abdomen
  • connect to CV1 (DU, REN, CHONG all meet)
  • travel posterior to DU1
  • runs up spinal cord to base of occiput
  • comes down face to mouth
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What are the 3 branches of the Governing Vessel?

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  • BL, KD, CV branches
  1. Kidney
    1. origionates in lower abdomen
    2. descends to genitals & perineum
    3. whirls around anus
    4. ascends interior of spinal column
    5. enters KD
  2. Conception Vessel
    1. origionates in lower abdomen
    2. whirls around external genitals
    3. ascends to middle of umbilicus
    4. passes through HT
    5. ascends to throat
    6. winds around mouth
    7. ascends to below middle of eyes
  3. Bladder
    1. emerges at BL1 (inner canthus)
    2. follows BL channel bilaterally along forehead
    3. bilateral branches converge at the vertex (DU20) and enter the brain
    4. single channel emerges at DU16
    5. divides again to descend through BL12 along sides of spine to KD
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What is the Luo Connecting Pathway of the Governing Vessel?

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  • arises at DU1 and ascends bilaterally along the sides of spine to nape of neck & spreads over occiput
  • at scapula region it connects with BL channel and spreads through the spine
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What are some Governing Vessel highlights?

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  • 28 points
  • Du = Sea of Yang Meridians
  • enters brain 2x
  • enters KD 2x
  • treats psycho-emotional disorders
    • marrow fills brain/spinal cord
    • brain houses origional spirit
    • HT houses shen
  • affect brain & spine
  • all yang cross DU14
    • wind enters body here
    • treat int/ext wind
    • release exterior

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