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Channel: GV, Governing (dū) Vessel

Modern location: An acupoint located on the upper back, inferior to the spinous process of the sixth thoracic vertebra.

Classic location: Below the sixth vertebra. (Yī Zōng Jīn Jiàn)

Local anatomy: The posterior branch of the sixth intercostal artery. The medial branch of the posterior ramus of the sixth thoracic nerve.

Action: Diffuses the lung and suppresses cough; frees the channels and quickens the network vessels.

Modern indications: Cough; panting; clove sores (dīng chuāng); pain and stiffness in the spine.

Classic indications: Wheezing and panting and enduring cough; spleen heat.

Needle stimulus: Needling: 0.3‒0.5 cùn sideways and upward oblique insertion. Moxa: 3‒5 cones; pole 10‒20 min.

Warning: Needling of this point is contraindicated in many texts.

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