Pass, pass. The point is outside Geshu (BL17), hence the name.

bubble_chart Location

Geguan (BL46) acupoint
(adapted from "Meridians and Acupoints")

3 cun below the spinous process of the 7th thoracic vertebra (Zhiyang (GV9)) on the back. Internally it is with Geshu (BL17), and externally it is level with the lower angle of the scapula.

• Zhenjiu Jiayi Jing: "In the area where there is a three-cun depression on each side of the seventh vertebra".

bubble_chart Anatomy

• Muscles: latissimus dorsi, iliocostalis (the lungs are inside the chest).
• Nerve: Lateral branch of the posterior branch of the sixth and seventh thoracic nerves.
• Vessels: dorsal branches of the seventh intercostal artery and vein.

bubble_chart Manipulation

oblique insertion 0.5～0.8 cun. It should not be too deep to avoid accidentally entering the chest and injuring the lungs. Moxibustion with moxa cone 3 to 5 times, moxibustion with moxa stick for 10 to 15 minutes.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Benefit Qi and reduce adverse effects.

• Classical: back pain, strong spine, fluid retention, inability to eat, vomiting, excessive salivation, chest tightness, difficulty in defecation and defecation.
• Modern: diaphragm spasm, achalasia.

bubble_chart Combinations

• Aversion to cold, severe pain in back, severe and irreversible: Geguan (BL46), Zhibian (BL54), Jinggu (BL64).