DU-26 Renzhong - Middle of Man
More Spirit Names: Water Trough, Ghost Palace, Ghost Reception Room, Ghost Market, Human Center
| English: | Man's Middle |
| Also Known As: | Middle of Man Middle of Person Philtrum Shuigou Water Palace Guigong Ghost Palace Water Trough |
Location
- On the philtrum, about one-third the distance from the base of the nose to the top of the lip.
- At the junction of the upper third and middle third of the philtrum.
- Above the upper lip on the midline, at the junction of the upper third and lower two-thirds of the philtrum.
Needling
- Transverse insertion directed upward, 0.5 to 1 cun. Sensation: local pain and possibly distention
- For Excessive salivation: first insert the needle upward to the septum of the nose, then withdraw slightly , keeping the needle under the skin and direct first toward one nostril and then the other. Sensation: local distention and pain.
- Puncture obliquely upward 0.3 to 0.5 cun.
Command Functions
- Intersecting point of the Stomach and Large Intestine channels on the DU channel.
- Sun Si-miao Ghost Point
- Command point for resuscitation
Actions
- Revives consciousness
- Calms the Shen
- Clears the brain
- Clears the senses
- Clears Heat
- Benefits the face and nose
- Dispels Wind and Wind-Phlegm
- Restores collapsed Yang
- Regulates the DU channel
- Strengthens the back
- Benefits the lumbar spine
- Treats acute lumbar spasm
- Relaxes the sinews
- Alleviates pain
- Clears the nose
- Eliminates Internal Wind
- Regulates the Water passages
- Opens the Mind's orifices
Indications
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Combinations
Septic shock | Revival from drowning | Hysteria |
UB-40 | If ineffective | |
Lower back sprain Pain in the lumbar spine | Heat exhaustion | Loss of consciousness from Windstroke |
DU-21 | ST-36 | LI-4 |
Deficient floating facial edema | Dizziness following needle shock | Loss of consciousness from Summerheat stroke |
DU-20 | DU-28 | |
Tendency to excessive crying | Frequent laughter | Madness |
PC-5 | SJ-16 | ST-6 |
Epilepsy | Nasal discharge with inability to distinguish fragrant from foul | Deviation of the mouth and eye |
| Afterward | ||
Lockjaw following Windstroke | Pain of the lumbar region and lateral costal region due to sprain |
Contraindications
Notes
- This point is used to promote resuscitation when the person is unconsciousness.
- This is the first of the thirteen Ghost Points listed by Sun Si-miao for treatment of psychosis and epilepsy.
- Man lies between Heaven and Earth. This point is considered to establish the connection between the two.
Five Elements Spirit Perspective
| Spirit of the Point | Middle of Man reaches the Soul of the Soul, the Heart of the Heart itself; it is a very potent point. It lies between the nose, which receives the Qi of Heaven, and the mouth, which receives the flavors of Earth, so it stands for humankind between Heaven and Earth. Here the yang of the Governor Vessel meets the yin of the Conception Vessel, and it restores the connection between yin and yang. |
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| Worsley | Location: On the front midline below the nose, at the centre of the philtrum. |
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From Class
- Du-26 Renzhong: Revives consciousness; empirical point for acute back pain ('use pain to heal pain'). (Alexander)
- Du-26 Renzhong: Where Yang Ming (stomach, LI) meets Du — clears heat (heat originates in Yang Ming); in face reflexology corresponds to Mingmen; quiets the shen. (Yuen)
- Du-26, Du-25, PC-6, PC-9 (resuscitation sequence): Deep Du-26 and Du-25 then shallow PC-6 and PC-9 bring Wei qi to the chest and heart; repeat for brain trauma when consciousness doesn't return. (Gioioso)
- Head stasis: GV-16 + GV-26 needled toward each other; bleed LU-3, LU-5, LU-6: For cerebral swelling/brain bleeds/stroke; LU-3 'window of the sky'; same lung combo for spitting blood. (Gioioso)
- Jing-wells, Du-26, Ren-24, Windows of Sky (BL-10, SI-16, SJ-16, SI-17): Jing-wells expel wind and revive; Du-26, Ren-24 revive spirit, clear wind and heat; Windows of Sky open orifices — BL-10 frees atlas/axis. (Shea)
- Sun Simiao ghost points: Du-26, LU-11, SP-1: Du-26, LU-11, SP-1 for acute intense pain incl. back pain — men left first, women right; check the kidney pulse for vitality first. (Alexander)
- Wang Qingren resuscitation protocol: Du-26, Du-25, PC-6 (shallow), PC-9 (shallow): Brings circulation back into the brain and Wei qi back in after loss of consciousness/brain injury (originally from cardiology). (Gioioso)
- Camphor, styrax, borneol (sacred aromatics): Placed beneath the nose with the renewal axis to open the sensory portals and reach any remaining consciousness. (Lewis)
- Renewal axis (after sudden/traumatic departure): Asks the soul 'returning or going on?': ST-25 centers the heaven-earth axis, SP-8 reconnects with earth, SP-21 gathers the person, then Du-26 calls consciousness back. (Lewis)