Zhongshu GV7: Nomenclature, Location, Functions, Indications, Method, Precaution

Zhongshu GV7
Zhongshu GV7

Nomenclature:

Zhong : middle Shu: pivot
Zhongshu lies below the 10th vertebra and is like a pivot in the middle of the spine.
Point: GV7
Chinese Name: 中枢
Name:Zhongshu
Pinyin: zhōng shū
English Name/Meaning: Central Pivot
Han Geul 한글: jung chu 중추
Romaji: chū sū?
Vietnamese:Trung khu

Location:

In the depression below the spinous process of tenth thoracic spine.

Functions:

  • Benefits stomach, liver and gall bladder.
  • Benefits lower back.

Indication:

Pain in epigastric region, low back pain, stiffness of the back, jaundice.

Method:

Perpendicular insertion 0.5 to 1 cun.

Precaution:

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

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