crossing point: governor vessel (GV), foot taiyang meeting.

[Origin]

Tao refers to pottery stove (kiln); Tao refers to passage. The point belongs to the governor vessel (GV), located on the back, and the yang qi goes up here like the passage of a pottery stove, relieving stuffy orifices above.

[Location]

Taodao (GV13) acupoint
(quoted from "Meridians and Acupoints")

• Zhenjiu Jiayi Jing: "In the subsection of Dazhui (GV14)", the acupoint can also be located at the bulge of the spinous process,
• Leijing Tuyi: "When taking the points of the governor vessel (GV) between the spines, they should be taken from the joint protrusion."

[Anatomy]

• Muscles: lumbar tendon membrane, supraspinal ligament, interspinous ligament.
• Nerve: The medial branch of the first thoracic nerve branch, and the spinal cord is within the spinal canal.
• Vessel: posterior branch of the first intercostal artery, interspinous subcutaneous venous plexus.

[Manipulation]

Oblique insertion is 0.5 to 1 cun. Do not insert the needle deeply, or insert the needle at the height of the spinous process and subcutaneously insert 1 to 2 cun downward. moxa cone moxibustion 3 to 5 times, moxa stick warm moxibustion for 15 to 20 minutes.

[Efficacy]

dispelling wind, venting heat.

• Classical: headache, heavy head, blind eyes, dejection, Hanre, various winds, consumptive disease, bone steaming, malaria, strong nape, difficulty looking back, strong spine, inability to sweat Out, year-old fever seasonal epidemic, epilepsy.
• Modern: Malaria, Pulmonary Jiehexue, Schizophrenia, Eczema, Psoriasis.

[Recipe]

• Saxi Hanre: Fengchi (GB20), Taodao (GV13), Shentang (BL44).
• Suihai seasonal epidemic: Taodao (GV13), Feishu (BL13).
• malaria: Taodao (GV13), Jianshi (PC5), Quchi (LI11).