督脈重點穴位:長強,腰陽關,命門,至陽,身柱,大椎

穴義

長，長短之長；強，強弱之強。
脊柱長而強韌，穴在其下端。

Meaning

Chang, long; qiang, strong.
The spinal column is long and strong. The point is at the lower and of the spinal column.

定位

尾骨尖端與肛門之中點。

Location

midway between the tip of the coccyx and the anus.

主治

主要用于肛門及直腸病變，如脫肛、直腸炎里急后重，痔核脫出等。

Indication

treating disorders of the anus and rectum: prolapse of rectum, rectitis, tenesmus, prolapse of hemorrhoids.

針法

針尖向后上方斜刺0.8~1寸，不宜過深，以免刺傷直腸。

Method

puncture obliquely backwards up 0.8-1cun. Deep insertion should be avoided in order not to hurt the rectum.

備考

督脈絡穴

Remarks

Luo-Connecting Point of the Du Channel.

穴義

命，生命；門，門戶。
腎為生命之源，穴在腎俞之間，相當于腎氣出入之門戶。

Meaning

Ming, life; men, door.
The kidney is the source of life. The point is between Shenshu, like a door for the Qi of the kidney.

定位

第二腰椎棘突下

Location

below the spinous process of teh 2nd lumbar vertebra

主治

①生殖系統疾病之要穴，用治陽萎，早泄，遺精，月經不調等，一般都用于虛證
②治腎虛泄瀉（慢性腹瀉)
③腰脊酸痛

Indication

1. main point to treat diseases of genital system: impotence, ejaculatory proecox, spermatirrhea, irregular menstruation, usually good for deficiency syndrome
2. chronic diarrhea
3. ache of the back and spinal column

針法

直刺或略向上斜刺0.5~1寸，不宜過深

Method

puncture perpendicularly or obliquely a bit upwards 0.5-1 cun. Deep insertion should be avoided.

備考

培補命門之火的主穴

Remarks

Main point for nourishing prime-minister fire.

穴義

命，生命；門，門戶。
腎為生命之源，穴在腎俞之間，相當于腎氣出入之門戶。

Meaning

Ming, life; men, door.
The kidney is the source of life. The point is between Shenshu, like a door for the Qi of the kidney.

定位

第二腰椎棘突下

Location

below the spinous process of teh 2nd lumbar vertebra

主治

①生殖系統疾病之要穴，用治陽萎，早泄，遺精，月經不調等，一般都用于虛證
②治腎虛泄瀉（慢性腹瀉)
③腰脊酸痛

Indication

1. main point to treat diseases of genital system: impotence, ejaculatory proecox, spermatirrhea, irregular menstruation, usually good for deficiency syndrome
2. chronic diarrhea
3. ache of the back and spinal column

針法

直刺或略向上斜刺0.5~1寸，不宜過深

Method

puncture perpendicularly or obliquely a bit upwards 0.5-1 cun. Deep insertion should be avoided.

備考

培補命門之火的主穴

Remarks

Main point for nourishing prime-minister fire.

穴義

至，到達；陽，陰陽之陽。
本穴與橫膈平。經氣至此從膈下的陽中之陰到達膈上的陽中之陽。

Meaning

Zhi, reaching; Yang, Yang of Yin-Yang.
The point is at the level of the diaphragm. The Qi of this meridian passes here and ascends, i.e, it reaches "Yang within Yang" above the diaphragm from "Yin within Yang" below the diaphragm.

定位

第七胸椎棘突下

Location

below the spinous process of the 7th thoracic vertebra.

主治

黃疸，咳嗽，哮喘，脊背痛。

Indication

jaundice, caugh, asthma, lumbago.

針法

向上斜刺0.5~1寸

Method

obliquely upward 0.5-1 cun.

備考

切勿深刺

Remarks

Avoid deep insertion

穴義

身，身體；柱，支柱。
穴在第三胸椎下，上連頭項，下通脊腰，如一身之支柱。

Meaning

Shen, body; zhu, pilar.
The point is below the 3rd thoracic vertebra and connects upward with the head and neck, then downward with the back and the lumbar vertebrae, like a pillar of the body.

定位

第三胸椎棘突下

Location

below the spinous process of the 3rd thoracic vertebra.

主治

咳嗽，哮喘，脊背痛，癲癇，精神病

Indication

cough, asthma, lumbago, epilepsy, mental disorder

針法

向上斜刺0.5~1寸

Method

obliquely upward 0.5-1 cun

備考

切勿深刺

Remarks

Avoid deep insertion

穴義

大，巨大；椎，椎骨。
古稱第七頸椎棘突為大椎，穴適在其下，故名。

Meaning

Da, large; zhui, vertebra.
The point is below the prominence of the 7th cervical vertebra which is the largest of the vertebrae.

定位

第七頸椎棘突下

Location

below the spinous process of the 7th cervical vertebra

主治

①解熱，治感冒發(fā)熱
②瘧疾要穴，對控制瘧疾癥狀，尤其是隔日瘧，熱型典型者療效較好
③對白細胞數有雙向調整作用，如腫瘤患者因“放療”或“化療”而致白細胞減少者，刺灸之，可以上升；對熱帶嗜酸性白細胞增多癥，針刺后可使嗜酸性白細胞數下降

Indication

1. relieving fever, cold
2. malaria, controlling the symptom of malaria, especially good for tertian malaria and typical febrile type
3. regulating the count of the white blood cells: radiotherapy or chemotherapy may cause the decrease of white blood cells of the patients with tumor, which may be increased by acupuncture; for tropical eosinophilia, acupuncture may decrease acidocyte

針法

直刺或針尖向上斜刺0.5~1寸

Method

puncture perpendicularly or a bit upwards obliquely 0.5-1cun.

備考

切勿深刺

Remarks

Avoid deep insertion