Governing Vessel


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THE DU CHANNEL
POINTS: 28
JAPANESE: Toku Myaku
ABBREVIATIONS: GV or DU
CHINESE: Tu Mo


EXTRA MERIDIAN: Treat at the level of trouble (mid-line).
Governor vessel and conception vessel are two of the eight extra vessels.The governor vessel has 28 points, four of which are of extreme therapeutic importance:

GV-1 Location: Midway between the tip of the coccyx and the anus, located with the patient in prone or knee-chest position.

GV-14 Location: Between the 7th cervical vertebra and the spinous process of the 1st thoracic vertebra.

GV-20 Location: 7 cun above the posterior hairline, midway on a line connecting the apex of both ears.

GV-26 Location: In the midline at the junction of the upper and lower two-thirds of the upper lip.

12 Channels

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