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    GV 5

    Xuanshu

    xuán shū (懸樞 )
    Suspended Pivot, Suspended Axis

Xuanshu (GV 5)

Location

On the posterior midline, in the depression below the spinous process of the 1st lumbar vertebra.

Indications
  • Pain and stiffness in the lower back
  • Diarrhea, indigestion
Applications
  • Benefits the lumbar spine
  • Benefits the middle and lower jiao
Techniques

Needle perpendicularly 0.5-1.0 cun.