GV 17 Acupuncture Point - Nao Hu - Governing Vessel Meridian
Submitted by yyh_staff on Wed, 2006-05-24 20:48.
- Chinese Name Nao Hu
- English Name Brain's Door
- Location: Midway between GV 16 and GV 18.
- Point Associations:
- Intersecting point of the Governing Vessel & Urinary Bladder Channels
- Actions & Effects:
- Local Point.
- Tong Ren/Tam Healing System: Used to effect the medulla functions (heart, lung, blood vessel issues), useful for palpitations, asthma/shortness of breath, multiple sclerosis, lou gehrig's, muscular dystrophy.
- 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
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