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Intestine ZHONGSHU DU-7 Bladder Central Pivot Kidney LOCATION Pericardium

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INDICATIONS

Pain of the lumbar region and back. Abdominal fullness, no desire to eat, jaundice, amenorrhoea.

On the midline of the back, in the depression Sanjiao below the spinous process of the tenth thoracic Gall Bladder vertebra. Liver

Conception Governing Extra Points Jinsuo DU-8

Danshu BL-19

lower border of T10

Zhongshu DU-7

LOCATION NOTE

This point is located five intervertebral spaces above the line connecting the highest points of the two iliac crests (level with the lower border of L3). Note: according to the Illustrated Supplement to the Classic of Categories this point is contraindicated to moxibustion.
NEEDLING

Perpendicular-oblique superior insertion 0.5 to 1 cun. Caution: the spinal canal lies between 1.25 and 1.75 cun deep to the skin surface, varying according to body build.
ACTIONS

Benefits the spine Benefits the middle jiao