Du-5

Du-5

Forbidden in Pregnancy?
After 1st monthAcupuncture
Element
English

Suspended Pivot

Name

懸樞

Transliteration

Xuanshu

Special Point
Spirit Point
Indications
lumbar spine the lower jiao (lower third of body)
Kinesiology
digestion
Channel Psychology

Gv: Not right to be supported by others, I must support others.

Symptoms

Stiffness of the lumbar spine with inability to flex and extend, undigested food in the stool, diarrhoea, rushing sensation up the spine, retraction of the testicles

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The point information was compiled from multiple sources including College of Complementary Medicine, Sydney Australia. Point location diagram recreated from A Manual of Acupuncture, P Deadman.