| Location
1.5 cun lateral to the lower border
of the spinous process of the First Thoracic Vertebra
(T1). A cun is the distance between the first knuckle
and the end of the thumb, or the distance at the widest
part of the thumb.
note; the inner path of the Urinary
Bladder travels down the back 1/2 way between the
inner border of the Scapula and the spine. The outer
path of the Urinary Bladder channel runs down the
back parallel with the inner border of the Scapula.
The inner border of the Scapula is 3 cun lateral to
the spine.
Needling
angled insertion (45 degrees) towards
the spine.
Caution; deep perpendicular insertion
may puncture the Lung (Pneumothorax).
Moxa is OK
Actions
Benefits the bones and joints
Expels pathogenic factors
Regulates the Lung
Signs and Symptoms
headache, pain in the neck/back, pain/soreness
in the Scapula region, cough, fever, neck rigidity.
Commentary
Dazhu is the meeting point
of several channels on the upper back, and its main
action is to expel invading pathogenic factors. In
modern terms this means, mainly colds and the flu.
As this point is located on the Taiyang channel,
the channel closest to the surface, it is particularly
useful for the early symptoms of a cold or flu, namely,
headache, sore throat, and cough. As well, Dazhu
is the Hui-Meeting point of the bones and
as such, is particularly useful when early symptoms
include neck rigidity, pain and stiffness and other
signs that the bones have been invaded. A Hui
Meeting point is
where the Qi of specific body structures
concentrates. In this case, the bones.
As well, Dazhu is indicated
for a variety of other bone disorders, particularly
in the neck, scapula and lower back regions. It is
also useful to treat bone contracture associated with
madness.
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