GV 15 Acupuncture Point - Ya Men - Governing Vessel Meridian
Submitted by yyh_staff on Wed, 2006-05-24 20:46.
- Chinese Name Ya Men
- English Name Mute's Gate
- Location: .5 cun above the midpoint of the PHL in a depression below the spinous process of C1.
- Precautions: No Moxa, No Deep Needle.
- Point Associations:
- Window of the Sky Point
- Sea of Qi Point (with CV 17, ST 9, GV 14)
- Intersecting point of the Governing Vessel & Yang Wei Vessels
- Actions & Effects:
- Opens the orifices refers to the mouth, throat and tongue, for throat swelling, hoarseness, post-stroke speech disorders, important point for muteness due to tongue stiffness or vocal cord disorders.
- Occipital headaches, especially with neck stiffness, upper cervical pain and restricted neck rotation, GV 15 lies over the space between C1 and C2, and can help release the suboccipital musculature which compresses the atlanto-occipital joint.
- Tong Ren/Tam Healing System: Used to stimulate the medulla and limbic system, useful for emotional issues.
- Governing Vessel Meridian Points (28):
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28
Sources and More Information
The information on our site is drawn from our own lecture notes and clinical experience. The following lecture notes were used within this section:
- Ferro, Barbara: New England School of Acupuncture, Point Location Lecture Notes
- Harstein, Rachel: New England School of Acupuncture, Actions & Effects Lecture Notes
For a complete list of valuable resources, see our Acupuncture Theory Resources section. The most recommended texts are below:
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