GOVERNING VESSEL = TU MO, DU CHANNEL
GENERAL INFORMATION CONCERNING GOVERNING VESSEL
SYMPTOMS: Lumbar, axial, deep pain aggravated by movement; full length backache, or a deep headache often secondary to trauma.
COMMAND POINTS: 100: SI 3 MASTER POINT
101: ST 25, BL 21, BL 25
110: *BL 62, BL 59 *COUPLED POINT
100: GB 38 OPTIONAL
MAIN
CHANNEL PATHWAY
The Governing Vessel originates from the
uterus (or deep inside the lower abdomen in men) and goes to the perineum where
it emerges. It then ascends on the
midline all the way up the back and neck to Fengfu GV
16 where it eners the brain. It then ascends tthte vertex and downs the front of the face to the upper
lip.
CONNECTING
CHANNEL PATHWAY
After separating from the point Changjiang GV 1, the Connecting channel flows upwards along
both sides of the spine to the occiput from where it
scatters over the top of the head. At the scapulae, a branch joins the Bladder
channels and the upper spine.