Knowledge baseAcupuncture points
N-BW-8
Ganrexue
Liver Heat Orifice
Also known as*Zhongchuan*
- Channel
- Extra points
Location
0.5 cun to the side of the fifth thoracic vertebra
Needling
- 01Oblique needling directed toward the spine, 0.5 to 1 cun.
- 02Perpendicular puncture, 0.5 to 1 cun.
- 03Moxibustion may be used.
Actions
- Benefits the back and joints
- Restores the flow of Qi and Blood
- Strengthens and relaxes the sinews
Indications
- Bronchitis
- Hepatitis
- Backache
- Cholecystitis
- Intercostal neuralgia
Notes
- This point belongs to the Huatuojiaji (M-BW-35) group, linked via the Connecting channel between the DU channel and the Urinary Bladder channel. These points work chiefly to smooth Qi flow through both channels, and needling them allows excess Qi to drain out through the Urinary Bladder channel; their therapeutic effects largely parallel those of the DU channel itself.
- It is particularly helpful for correcting misalignment of the vertebrae.