Du Mai (Governing Vessel) 14, Da Zhui
大椎, dà zhuī, "Great Hammer"


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Pinyin Pronunciation:
Alternate Names:
NamePin YinChineseTranslated
Bai Laobǎi láo百勞Hundred Taxations
Meridian
Meridian:
Du Mai (Governing Vessel)  Browse
Reference Source
Reference Source:
Location
Point Location:
  • CAM
Below the spinous process of the seventh cervical vertebra, approximately at the level of the shoulders.
  • Deadman
On the midline at the base of the neck, in the depression below the spinous process of C7.
Innervation
Innervation:
The posterior ramus of the eighth cervical nerve and the medial branch of the posterior ramus of the first thoracic nerve.
Vasculature
Vasculature:
The branch of the transverse cervical artery.
Cautions
Cautions:
The spinal canal lies between 1.25 and 1.75 cun deep to the skin surface, varying according to body build.
Technique
Technique:
  • CAM
Puncture obliquely upward 0.5-1.0 inch.
  • Deadman

Special Groups:
  • Sea of Qi Seas Point

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