The Governor Vessel (GV ) has 28 points, which stays in the middle of the back and of which the first point is Changqiang (GV 1) , the last one is Yinjiao (GV 28) .
Principal Indications : diseases of the sacrum, back, head, nape and of the part the meridian comes by, diseases of corresponding purtenance, mental diseases. Some of the points could even eliminating heat of the body.
| English
name for short |
Chinese
Pinyin |
Name
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English
name for short |
Chinese
Pinyin |
Name
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| (GV 1) | Changqiang | 长强 | (GV 15) | Yamen | 哑门 |
| (GV 2) | Yaoshu | 腰俞 | (GV 16) | Fengfu | 风府 |
| (GV 3) | Yaoyangguan | 腰阳关 | (GV 17) | Naohu | 脑户 |
| (GV 4) | Mingmen | 命门 | (GV 18) | Qiangjian | 强间 |
| (GV 5) | Xuanshu | 悬枢 | (GV 19) | Houding | 后顶 |
| (GV 6) | Jizhong | 脊中 | (GV 20) | Baihui | 百会 |
| (GV 7) | Zhongshu | 中枢 | (GV 21) | Qianding | 前顶 |
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Jinsuo | 筋缩 | (GV 22) | Xinhui | 囟会 |
| (GV 9) | Zhiyang | 至阳 | (GV 23) | Shangxing | 上星 |
| (GV 10) | Lingtai | 灵台 | (GV 24) | Shenting | 神庭 |
| (GV 11) | Shendao | 神道 | (GV 25) | Suliao | 素髎 |
| (GV 12) | Shenzhu | 身柱 | (GV 26) | Shuigou | 水沟 |
| (GV 13) | Taodao | 陶道 | (GV 27) | Duiduan | 兑端 |
| (GV 14) | Dazhui | 大椎 | (GV 28) | Yinjiao | 龈交 |
The Governor Vessel
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