GV 9 Acupuncture Point

Governing Vessel 9, Abbreviated as GV 9, also known as DU 9, Transliterated Zhiyang in Chinese, Reaching Yang in English.

GV 9 Acupuncture Point Location:

On the back, on the posterior median line, in the depression below the spinous process of the 7th thoracic vertebra.

GV 9 Acupuncture Point Indications:

  • Acute gastric pain
  • Jaundice
  • Distention and pain in the chest and hypochondrium, cough, back pain

GV 9 Acupuncture Point Benefits:

Regulates the Middle Jiao and Spleen, treats jaundice, resolves Damp-Heat, opens the chest.