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DAIMAI GB-26 INDICATIONS
Bladder
Girdling Vessel • Red and white leucorrhoea, disorders of menstrua-
Kidney tion, irregular menstruation, amenorrhoea, infer-
Meeting point of the Gall Bladder channel
Pericardium tility, uterine prolapse, hardness and pain of the
with the Girdling vessel
Sanjiao hypogastrium in women, lower abdominal pain in
women.
Gall Bladder
LOCATION • Unendurable pain of the lateral costal region which
Liver
Directly below Zhangmen LIV-13 (anterior and inferior to radiates to the back, pain of the lateral costal region,
Conception
the free end of the eleventh rib), level with the umbilicus. lumbar pain, shan disorder, tenesmus, clonic spasm.
Governing
Zhangmen LIV-13 COMMENTARY
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The Girdling vessel, encircling the waist like a belt, is the
only major channel that runs horizontally. It passes through
the points Daimai GB-26, Wushu GB-27 and Weidao
GB-28, and encircles and binds the Penetrating, Concep-
tion and Governing vessels and the Kidney, Liver and
Spleen channels. The Girdling vessel plays an important
role in controlling leucorrhoea and may be damaged by
turbid dampness which sinks downwards, deficiency of
Kidney yin or Kidney yang, invasion of exterior damp-
ness which transforms into heat, or pouring down of Liver
and Gall Bladder channel damp-heat, all of which may
result in leucorrhoea. In fact, the term ‘dai xia’ (leucor-
rhoea) is made up of the characters ‘dai’, meaning belt or
girdle, and ‘xia’ meaning downward. As the most impor-
tant point to regulate the qi of the Girdling vessel, Daimai
GB-26 is indispensable in the treatment of leucorrhoea
resulting from any of the above patterns.
According to the Spiritual Pivot7 “The Penetrating and
Conception vessels both start in the uterus”, whilst Confu-
cians’ Duties to Their Parents, the 13th century classic by
Zhang Cong-zheng, states “The Penetrating, Conception
Daimai GB-26 and Governing vessels have the same starting point but
different circulation, the same source but different
LOCATION NOTE branches, each of them connects with the Girdling ves-
i. To locate the free end of the eleventh rib, place the entire sel”. The Conception vessel, Penetrating vessel and
hand on the upper abdomen and with gentle finger pres- Governing vessel therefore all originate in the uterus in
sure palpate downwards along the costal margin, until females and are all bound by the Girdling vessel. Daimai
the end of the eleventh rib is located just above the level of GB-26 is not just an important point to activate the Girdling
the umbilicus; ii. The free end of the eleventh rib usually vessel itself, but has a significant influence on the Con-
lies on or near the mid-axillary line which is drawn ception and Penetrating vessels, and is able to treat
vertically down from the apex of the axilla (Jiquan HE-1). disorders of the uterus and menstruation such as infertil-
ity, irregular menstruation and amenorrhoea, and sinking
NEEDLING of qi giving rise to uterine prolapse.
Perpendicular insertion, 0.5 to 1 cun. Caution: in thin sub- As well as regulating the qi of the Girdling vessel,
jects, deep needling may penetrate the peritoneal cavity. Daimai GB-26 is effective as a local point to resolve
stagnation of qi deriving from disharmony of the Liver.
ACTIONS Disorder of the Girdling vessel and qi stagnation in the
Regulates the Girdling vessel and drains dampness lower jiao may lead to pain, distention and hardness of the
Regulates menstruation and stops leucorrhoea lower abdomen in women, pain of the lateral costal re-
Activates the channel and alleviates pain gion, shan disorder and lumbar pain.
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COMBINATIONS
Bladder
• Red and white leucorrhoea: Daimai GB-26, Guanyuan
Kidney
REN-4, Qihai REN-6, Sanyinjiao SP-6, Baihuanshu
BL-30 and Jianshi P-5 (Great Compendium).
Pericardium
• Amenorrhoea:
Sanjiao Daimai GB-26 and Xuehai SP-10 (Sup-
plementing Life).
Gall Bladder
• Irregular menstruation: Daimai GB-26, Qihai REN-6,
Liver REN-3, Shenshu BL-23 and Sanyinjiao SP-6
Zhongji
Conception
(Great Compendium).
• Pain and hardness of the hypogastrium: Daimai
Governing
GB-26 and Xiaxi GB-43 (Supplementing Life).
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