Ganrexue

English:	Liver Heat Orifice
Also Known As:	Zhongchuan

Location

• 0.5 cun lateral to the fifth thoracic vertebra

Needling

• Slanted insertion toward the spine, 0.5 to 1 cun
• Puncture perpendicularly 0.5 to 1 cun
• Moxibustion is applicable

Command Functions

Actions

• Benefits the back and joints
• Restores Qi and Blood flow
• Strengthens and relaxes the sinews

Indications

Bronchitis Hepatitis Backache

Cholecystitis Intercostal neuralgia

Combinations

Contraindications

Notes

• This is one of the Huatuojiaji (M-BW-35)-points, which are connected by way of the Connecting channel from the DU channel to the Urinary BLadder channel. Their main functions are to to smooth Qi circulation through these channels. Stimulating the points lets Qi excess out through the Urinary BLadder channel. Their therapeutic functions are basically the same as those of the DU channel.
• This point is especially useful to correct deviations of the vertebrae.