Lingtai GV10: Nomenclature, Location, Functions, Indications, Method, Precaution

Nomenclature:

Ling : Spirit Tai : platform
Lingtai lies below Shendao (GV11) and Xinshu (BL15) and is therefore liken to a platform for the heart spirit.
Point: GV10
Chinese Name: 灵台
Name:Lingtai
Pinyin: líng tái
English Name/Meaning:Spirit Platform
Han Geul 한글: yeong dae 영대
Romaji: rei dai(?)
Vietnamese:Linh đài

Location:

Below the spinous process of the seventh thoracic vertebra, approximately at the level with the inferior angle of the scapula.

Functions:

• Clears blood heat and toxicity.
• Opens lungs and supresses cough.
• Clears channel and invigorates collateral.
• Calm “shen.

Indication:

• Good for boils and carbuncles.
• Respiratory disorders: cough, asthma and other chronic respiratory disorders.
• Neck pain, back rigidity, back pain, stiffness and pain at nape of the back.
• Insomnia, poor memory.

Method:

Puncture obliquely upward 0.5-1 cun.

Precaution:

Deep insertion should be avoided. The spinal canal lies between 1.25 and 1.75 cun deep to the skin surface, varying according to body build.