Atlas of Acupuncture

5 The Eight Extraordinary Vessels (qi jing ba mai) with Points

luo-Connecting Vessel of the Du Mai

Pathway

The luo-connecting vessel of the du maioriginates at Du-1

(changqiang) between the anus and the tip of the coccyx, bilat-

erally ascends the spine to the neck and disperses in the occipi-

tal region, where it connects with the Bladder primary channel.

Both course together to the shoulder region. There the luo-

connecting vessel enters deeper into the body at the level of

the scapula and spreads in the paravertebral musculature.

Clinical importance

Pathology

Excess (shi): limited range of motion and stiffness of the spine

Deficiency (xu): heavy sensations of the head, dizziness, bal-

ance disorders

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