Yaoshu GV2 : Nomenclature, Location, Functions, Indications, Method

Nomenclature:
Yao: lower back Shu: point
Yaoshu GV2 lies on the lower back, where the Qi of the meridian infuses.
Point: GV2
Chinese Name: 腰俞
Name: Yao shu
Pinyin: yāo shū
English Name/Meaning: Low Back Transporter
Han Geul 한글: yo yu 요유
Romaji: yō yu?
Vietnamese:Yêu du
Location:
On the midline in the sacro- coccygeal hiatus.
Functions of yaoshu:
- Expels wind damp and strengthens knee and lower back.
- Extinguishes wind (epilepsy, interior wind).
Indication:
Irregular menstruation, pain and stiffness of the lower back, hemorrhoids, muscular atrophy of the lower extremities, epilepsy.
Method:
Oblique superior insertion 0.5 to 1 cun.
Remark:
Good point for moxa.