Dai Mai – Girdling Vessel
Chinese: 帶脈 English: Girdling Vessel
Confluent (master) point: GB-41 Couple point: SJ-5
Pathway
- Arises around LIV-13.
- Wraps around the waist like a belt, passing through GB-26, GB-27 and GB-28.
Points on the Vessel
Indications
- Abdominal fullness
- Feeling at the waist as if sitting in water
- Pain around the umbilicus, abdomen, waist and lumbar spine
- Red and white leucorrhea
- Irregular menstruation
- Infertility
- Insufficient sperm
- Shan disorder
Notes
- Pairing: GB-41 (Dai, foot) with SJ-5 (Yang Wei, hand); both marked Yang (+) in the pairing table.
- LIV-13 is the Front-Mu of the Spleen, the Influential point of the Zang organs and the origin of the Dai vessel; it treats Liver Qi stagnation invading the Spleen/Stomach by soothing Liver Qi and benefiting the Spleen and Stomach.
- LIV-13 needling: CAM perpendicular 0.5-0.8; MNL transverse or oblique 0.5-1; avoid an enlarged liver or spleen.
- GB-26, GB-27 and GB-28 are the Dai Mai points, standing for Heaven (GB-26), Human (GB-27) and Earth (GB-28).
- GB-26 regulates the Girdle Vessel and the uterus; combination GB-41 + SJ-5 + GB-26.