Acupoint+GB-26+(Dai+Mai)

** GB26 ** ** • ** **Dai Mai**  • **Gall Bladder** **26**  Girdling Vessel.  Meeting Point on the Gall Bladder Channel with the Girdling Vessel = = =Location=  //On the midaxillary line, superior to the iliac crest, at the level of the umbilicus.//

=Point Summary= //Regulates The Girdling Vessel//  //Regulates Menstruation//  //Activates the Channel//  //Drains Damp//  //Stops Leucorrhea// //Alleviates Pain// dai mai; leucorrhoea; holds things in; GYN damp heat in lower warmer like cystitis

=Needling=

Depth:
0.5 - 0.8 cun

Technique:
Puncture Perpendicularly

Contraindications:
None

=General Indications=

Functions
regulates the girdle channel (hold things in); alleviates damp heat from lower warmer

Indications
stops leucorrhoea; main point for vaginal discharges, especially heat or excess type; endometriosis (blood stagnation and maybe with damp heat); cystitis; irregular menstruation from damp heat; profuse uterine bleeding; inguinal hernia

Special Notes
dai mai crosses here; with SP-9 for damp heat GYN problems; with GB-41, TW-5 to hold things in and up; GB-20, GV-20, GB-41, TW-5 to stop bleeding/ with defic add SP-1/ with excess add LR-1; inguinal hernia use with some LV points as well

=Diagnostic Indications:= Abdominal Pain ** • ** Amenorrhea **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> • ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Cystitis **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> • ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Endometriosis **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> • ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Hernia **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> • ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Hypochondriac Region Pain **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> • ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Intestinal Disorders **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> • ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Leukorrhea **<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;">Menses Irregular **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> • ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Uterine Prolapse **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> • **

= **Psycho-spiritual:**  = <span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,serif;"> When Significantly involved in the transformation of energy, esp. sexual energy. About manifestation, esp. physical manifestations of power, the ability to act in the world & make things happen