| TRANSLATION: | Moulded Path; Way of the Pot |
|---|---|
| TYPE: | |
| LOCATION: | Below spinous process of 1st thoracic vertebrae |
| NEEDLE INSERTION: | 70° superior insertion |
| NEEDLE DEPTH: | 0.5-1.0 cun |
Governing Vessel 督脉
| TRANSLATION: | Big Vertebra |
|---|---|
| TYPE: | Sea of Qi, Meeting point of the Six Yang channels of the hand and foot |
| LOCATION: | Below spinous process of 7th cervical vertebrae, approximately level with shoulders |
| NEEDLE INSERTION: | 70° superior insertion |
| NEEDLE DEPTH: | 0.5-1.0 cun |
| TRANSLATION: | Gate of Muteness |
|---|---|
| TYPE: | Sea of Qi |
| LOCATION: | 0.5 cun directly above midpoint of posterior hairline, in depression below 1st cervical vertebrae |
| NEEDLE INSERTION: | 90° slightly inferior insertion |
| NEEDLE DEPTH: | 0.5-1.0 cun |
| TRANSLATION: | Wind Palace |
|---|---|
| TYPE: | Sea of Marrow, Ghost point, Window of the Sky point |
| LOCATION: | 1 cun directly above midpoint of posterior hairline, directly below external occipital protuberance, in depression of trapezius muscle on both sides |
| NEEDLE INSERTION: | 90° slightly inferior insertion |
| NEEDLE DEPTH: | 0.5-1.0 cun |
| TRANSLATION: | Brain Window |
|---|---|
| TYPE: | |
| LOCATION: | On midline of head, 1.5 cun directly above GV 16, superior to external occipital protruberance |
| NEEDLE INSERTION: | 5° superior or inferior along midline |
| NEEDLE DEPTH: | 0.5-1.0 cun |
| TRANSLATION: | Unyielding Space |
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| TYPE: | |
| LOCATION: | On midline of head, 1.5 cun directly above GV 17, midway between GV 16 and GV 20 |
| NEEDLE INSERTION: | 5° insertion |
| NEEDLE DEPTH: | 0.5-1.0 cun |