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GV14 · Governor Vessel (Du Mai)

Dazhui 大椎 (GV14)

Dàzhuī

LOCATION Below the spinous process of the seventh cervical vertebra, on the posterior midline.
INDICATIONS Fever, malaria, cough, asthma, epilepsy, stiffness of the neck, pain of the back, deficiency of qi and blood.
ACTIONS Releases the exterior, clears heat, dispels wind, tonifies yang.
NEEDLING Oblique insertion upwards 0.5 to 1 cun.
MOXIBUSTION Moxa cone 3 to 7 cones; mild-warm moxibustion 15 to 20 minutes.

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