Chinese Name: Daimai (English translation: Girdle Vessel)
Location:
On the lateral side of the abdomen, 1.8 cun
below LIV 13, where the vertical line of the free end of the 11th rib and the
horizontal line of the umbilicus intersect.
Classification:
Crossing point of the Gall Bladder Meridian
and the Dai Mai Vessel
Indications:
- Morbid leukorrhea, abdominal pain,
amenorrhea, irregular menstruation
- Hernia, pain in the lumbar and hypochondrium
Functions:
Regulates the Dai Mai Vessel, resolves Dampness, regulates menstruation,
activates the meridian, relieves pain.
Needling:
Perpendicular insertion 1.0 - 1.5 cun. |