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Intestine YAOSHU DU-2 Bladder Lumbar Shu Kidney LOCATION Pericardium

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COMMENTARY

On the midline, in the sacro-coccygeal hiatus. Sanjiao

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Yaoshu DU-2
sacro-coccygeal hiatus

The primary clinical use of Yaoshu DU-2 is to treat pain of the sacrum and lumbar region, especially when it radiates to the hips and down the legs. According to the Essential Questions26 Yaoshu DU-2 is one of the eight points for draining heat from the extremities (although in fact only seven are listed) namely Yunmen LU-2, Jianyu L.I.-15, Weizhong BL-40 and Yaoshu DU-2, and is indicated for injury by cold with ceaseless heat in the four limbs.
COMBINATIONS

Stiffness and pain of the lumbar region: Yaoshu DU-2, Weizhong BL-40, Yongquan KID-1, Xiaochangshu BL-27 and Pangguangshu BL-28 (Great Compendium). Stiffness of the lumbar region and back with inability to bend to the side: Yaoshu DU-2 and Feishu BL-13 (Great Compendium). Cold wind painful obstruction that is difficult to cure: Yaoshu DU-2 and Huantiao GB-30 (Ode of Xihong). Numbness of the legs: Yaoshu DU-2 and Fengfu DU-16 (Thousand Ducat Formulas). Malaria: Yaoshu DU-2 and Dazhui DU-14 (Supplementing Life).

LOCATION NOTE

The sacro-coccygeal hiatus is located in-between the cornua of the sacrum and coccyx, in the depression inferior to the fourth sacral spinous process if this is palpable. Note, however, that the sacro-coccygeal hiatus may sometimes extend as high as the level of the third sacral foramina.
NEEDLING

Oblique superior insertion 0.5 to 1 cun.

ACTIONS

Benefits the lumbar region and legs Dispels wind-damp

INDICATIONS

Pain of the sacrum, pain of the lumbar region and hips with inability to flex and extend, lumbar pain radiating to the foot, cold painful obstruction with numbness of the leg. Irregular menstruation, red and white leucorrhoea, dark urine, haemorrhoids. Warm malaria with absence of sweating, epilepsy, injury by cold with ceaseless heat in the four limbs.