DU-02 (Yao Shu) Lumbar Shu - Acupuncture point on the Du Mai (Governing Vessel)

"The Spleen rules the flesh, muscles, and the four limbs."

Do you use this site? Please help keep this site alive and support Chinese Medicne!

Documents

Channel Theory

Qi Circulation Times

Qi Circulation Path

Major Points

Channels

Lung Channel

Lg. Intestine Channel

Stomach Channel

Spleen Channel

Heart Channel

Small Intestine

Bladder Channel

Kidney Channel

Pericardium Channel

San Jiao Channel

Gall Bladder Channel

Liver Channel

Ren Mai
(Conception Vessel)

Du Mai
(Governing Vessel)

The Extra Points

Acu Point DU-02 (Yao Shu) Lumbar Shu

Acupuncture Points on the Du Mai (Governing Vessel)

Common and Key Uses:

Sacrum and lumbar pain with radiation to hip and legs

Actions:

Benefits the lumbar region and legs
Dispels wind-damp

Indications:

Irregular menstruation, pain and stiffness of the lower back, hemorrhoids, muscular atrophy of the lower extremities, epilepsy.

Location (CAM):

In the hiatus of the sacrum.

Location (AMOA):

On the midline, in the sacro-coccygeal hiatus.

Needling Method:

Puncture obliquely upward 0.5-1.0 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.

References

Acupuncture

11. Grasping the Wind (First Edition) - Andrew Ellis, Nigel Wiseman, Ken Boss

9. Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (Revised Edition) - Cheng Xinnong

8. A Manual of Acupuncture (First Edition) - Peter Deadman

10. Acupuncture: A Comprehensive Text (First Edition) - Shanghai College of TCM