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DU 05 (GV 5)

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DU 05 (GV 5)

Pinyin Name & English Translation
Xuanshu, Suspended Pivot

Location
Below the spinous process of the first lumbar vertebra.

Indications
Pain and stiffness of the lower back, diarrhea, indigestion.

Traditional Action
Fortifies the Spleen and harmonizes the Stomach, strenthens the lumbar and knees.

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.



Acupuncture Points beginning with "D"

DU 01 (GV 1) DU 02 (GV 2) DU 03 (GV 3) DU 04 (GV 4) DU 05 (GV 5) DU 05 (GV 5) DU 06 (GV 6) DU 07 (GV 7) DU 08 (GV 8) DU 09 (GV 9) DU 10 (GV 10) DU 11 (GV 11) DU 12 (GV 12) DU 13 (GV 13) DU 14 (GV 14) DU 15 (GV 15) DU 16 (GV 16) DU 17 (GV 17) DU 18 (GV 18) DU 19 (GV 19) DU 20 (GV 20) DU 21 (GV 21) DU 22 (GV 22) DU 23 (GV 23) DU 24 (GV 24) DU 25 (GV 25) DU 26 (GV 26) DU 27 (GV 27) DU 28 (GV 28) Dabao Dadu Dadun Dahcangshu Dahe Daheng Daimai Daju Daling Dannangxue Danshu Dark Gate Dashui Daying Dazhong Dazhu Declining Connection Deviating Turn Deviation from Hanging Skull (Suspended Minute) Diaphragm's Hollow Diaphragm's Pass Dicang Dihi Dingchuan Dispersing Riverbed Dispersing Stream (Ravine Divide) Diwuhui Door of the Corporeal Soul (Po) Door of the Etheral Soul (Hun) Dubi Duiduan Dushu Dyspnea Stabilizer

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