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    GV 3
    Yaoyangguan
    yāo yáng guān ( 腰陽關 )
    Lumbar Yang Pass, Lumbar Yang Gate

Yaoyangguan (GV 3)

Location

On the posterior midline, in the depression below the spinous process of the 4th lumbar vertebra, at the level with the iliac crest.

Indications
  • Irregular menstruation
  • Nocturnal emission, impotence
  • Pain in the lumbosacral region, numbness and pain of the lower extremities, muscular atrophy, motor impairment
Applications
  • Dispels wind-damp
  • Benefits the lumbar region and legs
  • Regulates the lower jiao
Techniques

Needle perpendicularly 0.5-1.0 cun.