Atlas of Acupuncture

5.3 Du mai

• with the G.B. and KID channels and the ren mai: Du-1
  (changqiang)


• with the BL channel: Du-13(taodao)


• with all Yang channels: Du-14(dazhui) ■■


• with the yang wei mai: Du-15(yamen) ■■


• with the yang wei maiand the yang qiao mai*: Du-16
  (fengfu) ■■


• with the BL channel: Du-17(naohu)


• with the BL, G.B., T.B. and LIV channels: Du-20(baihui) ■■


• with the BL and ST channels: Du-24(shenting) ■■


• with the L.I. and ST channels: Du-26(renzhong) ■■


• with the ren maiand ST channel*: Du-28(yinjiao)


• of other channels with the du mai: Ren-1, BL-12, ST-1,
  BL-1, BL-23
  ● Gao Wu command point (➞8.1.11):–
  ● Window of Heaven point (➞8.1.12): Du-16(fengfu) ■■
  ● Points of the Four Seas (➞8.1.13):


• Sea of Qi: Du-14(dazhui) ■■, Du-15(yamen) ■■


• Sea of Marrow: Du-16(fengfu) ■■; Du-20(baihui) ■■
  ● Ma Dan Yang Heavenly Star point (➞8.1.14):
  ● Sun Si Miao Ghost point (➞8.1.15): Du-16(fengfu) ■■,
  Du-26(renzhong) ■■
  ● Other functional points:


• very important point for strengthening the Yang (with
  moxibustion): Du-4(mingmen) ■■


• important emergency point: Du-26(renzhong) ■■

Points according to region

● Local points (➞8.2.1):Temporal region – Du-20(baihui)

■■; nose – Du-25(suliao); rectum – Du-1(changqiang);

lumbar spine – Du-3(yaoyangguan), Du-4(mingmen) ■■

● Adjacent points (➞ 8.2.1): occipital region – Du-14

(dazhui) ■■; temporal region, eyes – Du-23(shangxing);

nose – Du-23(shangxing), Du-24(shenting); Lungs – Du-14

(dazhui) ■■; Heart – Du-11 (shendao); cervical spine –

Du-14(dazhui) ■■

● Distal points (➞ 8.2.1):tongue – Du-15 (yamen) ■■;

rectum – Du-20(baihui) ■■; lumbar spine – Du-12(shen-

zhu), – Du-26(renzhong) ■■

Specific points according to the vessel

pathway (in numerical order)

● Du-1(changqiang): luo-connecting point (➞8.1.2); jiaohui-

meeting point with the G.B., KID channels and the ren mai

(➞8.1.10); local point for the rectum (➞8.2.1)

● Du-3 (yaoyangguan): local point for the lumbar spine

(➞8.2.1)

● Du-4(mingmen) ■■: very important point for strengthening

the Yang (with moxibustion)

● Du-11(shendao): adjacent point for the Heart (➞8.2.1)

● Du-12(shenzhu): distal point for the lumbar spine (➞8.2.1)

● Du-13(taodao): jiaohui-meeting point with the BL channel

(➞8.1.10)

● Du-14(dazhui) ■■: jiaohui-meeting point with all Yang

channels (➞8.1.10); point of the Sea of Qi (➞8.1.13); adja-

cent point for the occiput and Lung (➞8.2.1); adjacent point

for the cervical spine (➞8.2.1)

● Du-15(yamen) ■■: jiaohui-meeting point with the yang wei

mai(➞8.1.10); Sea of Qi point (➞8.1.13); distal point for

the tongue (➞8.2.1)

● Du-16(fengfu) ■■: point of the Sea of Marrow (➞8.1.13);

Window of Heaven point (➞8.1.12); Sun Si Miao Ghost

point (➞8.1.15); jiaohui-meeting point with the yang wei

maiand the yang qiao mai* (➞8.1.10)

● Du-17(naohu): jiaohui-meeting point with the BL channel

(➞8.1.10)

● Du-20(baihui) ■■jiaohui-meeting point with the BL, G.B.,

T.B. and LIV channels (➞8.1.10); point of the Sea of Mar-

row (➞8.1.13); local point for the temporal aspect of the

head (➞4.2.1); distal point for the rectum (➞8.2.1)

● Du-23(shangxing): regional point for the temporal region,

the eyes and the nose (➞8.2.1)

● Du-24(shenting) ■■: jiaohui-meeting point with the BL and

ST channels (➞4.1.10); adjacent point for the nose (➞8.2.1)

● Du-25(suliao): local point for the nose (➞4.2.1)

● Du-26(renzhong) ■■: jiaohui-meeting point with the L.I.

and ST channels (➞ 8.1.10); Sun Si Miao Ghost point

(➞ 8.1.15); distal point for the lumbar spine (➞8.2.1);

important emergency point

● Du-28(yinjiao): jiaohui-meeting point with the ren maiand

ST channel (➞8.1.10)

* Mentioned by only some authors

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