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Governing Vessel
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| GV1 *** | Luo Treats hemorrhoids; benefits 2 lower yin orifices; Activates the channel & alleviates pain (spinal issues); Calms the spirit |
| GV3 *** (BSP L4) | 'Lumbar yang gate' Dispels C-D; Benefits the lumbar region & legs (main pt for pain here!); Regulates the lower jiao |
| GV4 **** (BSP L2) | "Gate of life" Tonifies KD Yang & builds MingMen (#1 point); Regulates GV; Benefits lumbar spine; (clears heat) |
| GV8 ** (BSP T9) | "Sinew Contraction' Soothes the LV, pacifies WIND & relieves spasm; Calms the spirit; Supports LV back shu |
| GV9 ** (BSP T7) | 'Reaching Yang' Expands chest & diaphragm, alleviates cough (level w/diaphragm shu); Fortifies the SP & drains dampnes; Treats jaundice (mostly middle & upper jiao) |
| GV10 ** (BSPT6) | Clears heat & detoxifies poison; Citculates LU-Qi & alleviates cough/wheezing; For blood heat & toxicity like furuncles |
| GV11 *** (BSP T5) | 'Spirit pathway' Tonifies the HT & LU, calms the spirit & Zong Qi xu; Clears heat & pacifies wind |
| GV12 *** (BSP T3) | Clears heat from LU&HT (heat in the chest, and internal wind); Calms the spirit; pacifies wind |
| GV13 *** (BSP T1) | Clears heat & treats MALARIA (fevers & chills); Regulates channel & clears wind |
| GV14 **** (BSP C7) | 'Hundred taxations' Clears heat, treats malaria; meeting pt of all 6 yang channels! Expels exterior wind, pacifies interior wind; Tonifies Qi/Yang Xu |
| GV15 *** | 'Muteness door' Benefits the tongue & treats muteness, voice issues d/t stiff tongue; Eliminates W (int/ext); Benefits the neck & spine |
| GV16 *** | 'Palace of Wind' |
| GV20 **** | Sea of Marrow pt Regulates Yang, subdues yang & pacifies (internal) wind, raises yang & counters prolapse; Benefits the head, brain, sea of marrow, sense organs; calms spirit |
| GV23 *** | 'Hall of brightness' Benefits the NOSE & eyes (mian pt for rhinitis, sinusitis, etc); Eliminates wind, benefits head/face, dispels swelling |
| GV24 *** | 'Courtyard of spirit' Benefits the brain & calms spirit; benefits the head & eliminates wind (int/ext); benefits the nose & eyes |
| GV26 *** | 'Man's middle' command point for rescusitation Restores (sudden loss of) CONSCIOUSNESS & calms spirit; Benefits the face & nose, expels wind (paralysis, trigeminal neuralgia) benefits spine & treats ACUTE MIDLINE LUMBAR SPRAIN |
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