Governing Vessel Shu Point
LOCATION: 1.5 cun lateral to T-6
FUNCTIONS:
Benefits Diaphragm, Clears Heat, Cools Blood, Improves Lactation, Invigorates Heart Blood,
Moves Qi, Regulates San Jiao, Regulates the Heart, Relaxes Chest, Tonifies Heart Yang, Tonifies
Stomach & Middle Jiao Yang
INDICATIONS:
abdominal pain
alopecia (loss of hair)
endocarditis & pericarditis (local)
Hot or Cold chest pain
intestinal noises
mastitis (auxiliary point)
pruritis
psoriasis (heat lodged in Governor channel)
rebellious Qi
spasms of the diaphragm (hiccups)
NEEDLING: Obliquely 0.5-0.7 cun.
PSYCHO-SPIRITUAL USES:
POINT COMBINATIONS:
ANCIENT USES:
OTHER: boils, carbuncles-- esp. on back
heat toxin in the body affecting the skin
controls Yang
Heart or abdomen disorders
J.C. Darrus:
myocarditis
pruritis
