Acupoint+GV-26+(Shui+Gou)

** GV26 ** ** • **   **Shui Gou**  ** ** • **   Governing Vessel 26 **  Water Trough. Meeting Point on the Governing Vessel with the Large Intestine and Stomach Channels. = = =Location=  //In the philtrum, 1/3 the distance from the nose and the top of the lip.//

=Point Summary= //Revives Consciousness Benefits the Face and Nose Benefits the Spine Calms the Spirit Treats Acute Lumbar Sprain// //Expels Wind// emergency point; acute low back sprain

=Needling=

Depth:
0.3 - 0.5 cun

Technique:
Puncture obliquely upwards

Contraindications:
No moxa

=General Indications=

Functions
clears the senses; benefits the lumbar spine

Indications
loss of consciousness; acute low back sprain; sick; drowning; coma; heat exhaustion; seizures

Special Notes
good point for first trimester nausea; a famous emergency point; LI and ST dross here

=Diagnostic Indications:= Abdominal Pain ** • ** Cardiac Pain ** • ** Coma **<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> • ** <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Edema **<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> • ** <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Eye Deviation **<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> • ** <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Facial Edema **<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> • ** <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Jaw Disorders **<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> • ** <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Lip Tremor **<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> • ** <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Loss Of Consciousness **<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> • ** <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Lumbar Pain **<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> • ** <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Lumbar Spinal Pain **<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> • ** <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Lumbar Sprain **<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> • ** <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Lumbar Stiffness **<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> • ** <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Mental Disorders **<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> • ** <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Mouth Deviation **<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> • ** <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Nasal Congestion **<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> • ** <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Nosebleed **<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> • ** <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Seizures **<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> • ** <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Shock **<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> • ** <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Syncope **<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> • **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">