Du Mai (Governing Vessel) 2, Yao Shu
腰俞, yāo shū, "Lumbar Shu"

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Pinyin Pronunciation:

Alternate Names:

Name	Pin Yin	Chinese	Translated
Bei Jie	bèi jiě	背解	Back's Resolution
Bei Xian	bèi xiān	背鮮	Back Fresh
Sui Fu	suí fǔ	髓府	Marrow Mansion
Sui Kong	suí kǒng	髓孔	Marrow Hole
Sui Kong	suí kǒng	髓空	Marrow Hole
Sui Shu	suí shū	髓俞	Marrow Shu
Yao Chan	yāo chàn	腰產	Lumbar Birth
Yao Hu	yāo hù	腰戸	Lumbar Door
Yao Zhu	yāo zhù	腰柱	Lumbar Pillow

Meridian: Du Mai (Governing Vessel)	Reference Source:	Point Location: CAM In the hiatus of the sacrum. Deadman On the midline, in the sacro-coccygeal hiatus.
Innervation: The branch of the coccygeal nerve.	Vasculature: The branches of the median sacral artery and vein.
Cautions: No cautions at this time	Technique: CAM Puncture obliquely upward 0.5-1.0 inch. Deadman

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	+1 Stephanie Stanczyk Benefits the lumbar region and legs add comment

	+1 Andrea Murchison (Rootdown Editor) Pain of the sacrum 1 comment

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	+1 Andrea Murchison (Rootdown Editor) Cold painful obstruction with numbness of the leg 1 comment

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	+1 Andrea Murchison (Rootdown Editor) Injury by cold with ceaseless heat in the four limbs. 1 comment

Du Mai (Governing Vessel) 2, Yao Shu腰俞, yāo shū, "Lumbar Shu"

Du Mai (Governing Vessel) 2, Yao Shu
腰俞, yāo shū, "Lumbar Shu"