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Five pillar points

五柱穴 〔五柱穴〕wǔ zhù xué

Five points: CV-12 (Center Stomach Duct, 中脘 zhōng wǎn), CV-14 (Great Tower Gate, 巨阙 jù què), CV-10 (Lower Stomach Duct, 下脘 xià wǎn), and bilateral ST-21 (Beam Gate, 梁门 liáng mén), (CV-12 is two cùn from each of the other points), which are poled to treat spleen vacuity diarrhea and cold-damp diarrhea.

NB: CV-12 is four cùn above the umbilicus and is two inches from each of the other points. Compare cross moxa.

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