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DU 10 (GV 10)

Pinyin Name & English Translation
Lingtai, Spirit Tower

Location
Below the spinous process of the sixth thoracic vertebra.

Indications
Cough, asthma, furuncles, back pain, neck rigidity.

Traditional Action
Diffuses the lung and suppresses cough, frees the channels and quickens the connecting vessel.

Contraindications


References:

Maciocia, Giovanni.  The Foundations of Chinese Medicine. London: Churchill Livingstone, 1989

O’Connor, John and Bensky, Dan, trans. Acupuncture, A Comprehensive Text. Seattle: Eastland Press, 1981

Xinnong, Cheng, et al. Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion.  Beijing: Foreign Languages Press, 1987.



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