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extra channel
Du Mai (Governing Vessel)
acupuncture

definition

character: Controls or governs the function of the Yang channels. When Yang is Shi (Excess), the controller absorbs this surplus. This Qi overload can affect the mind and nervous system with erratic symptoms. A weakness can result in lowered immunity and weakness of many Yang functions. In contrast to the Ren Mai, this channel impacts function more than substance, exerting its influence over musculoskeletal and sensory activity, as well as expelling pathogens.
Master point: SI-3
Couple point: UB-62
paired channel: Yang Qiao Mai (Yang Motility Vessel)
functions: Sea of Yang (channels); home to the Brain and Kidney; affects mental and reproductive functions, spine, nerves, and cerebrospinal fluid.
general symptoms: hysteria; syncope; headache; opisthotonos; low back pain
Shi (Excess) symptoms: hallucination; Shen disorders; seizures; opisthotonos; headaches; stiff spine
Xu (Deficiency) symptoms: weak character; lack of strength; heavy head; sterility; impotence; hemorrhoids
pathway: Three paths begin in the pelvis:
A) Down to CV-1, posterior to GV-1, up back to GV-16 (enters brain), then up to GV-20, anteriorly down midline of head and face to just below the nose, internal to frenulum of upper lip at GV-28.
B) to the perineum, back to the coccyx, into the gluteal muscles, crossing the Kidney and Bladder channels, then returning to the spine and rising to link with the kidneys.
C) 1. rises across umbilicus up to the heart, crosses the throat and cheeks, circling the lips and rising to just under the eyes. 2. from UB-1, over the forehead to GV-20, enters the brain, dividing in two to exit bilaterally at the nape of the neck (near UB-10), descending along the spine and entering the kidneys.
key points: has its own unique points numbered GV-1 through GV-28


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