GV 14 Acupuncture Point

• English Name: Great Hammer
• Pinyin Name: Da Zhui
• Chinese Character: 大椎

GV 14 Clinical Usages

• Meeting point of all yang meridians, GV 14 is indicated for exterior conditions as it expels pathogens and firms the yang; clearing heat and fevers whether mild or severe; and for tonifying the yang and strengthening the neck and spine.
• Main point for acute wind cold or wind heat, colds and flu, especially with fever and chills, opens the pores to cause sweating. If a patient with underlying deficiency presents with chills and no fever use moxa.
• Main point for reducing high fevers, combine with LU 11, UB 40 (can bleed these points). Main point for summer heat.
• Cough, asthma.
• Main point for spontaneous sweating from qi deficiency or night sweats from yin deficiency.
• Main point for neck and upper back pain and stiffness, combine with GB 20, UB 10, UB 11, UB 12, Bailao, SI 12, SI 13, etc. As the tissue is often thick here, insert slowly and use mild manipulation, then redirect needle towards each shoulder using oblique insertion.
• Strengthens the wei qi, wind cold can enter the body through the triangle formed by GV 14 and UB 12. Keep this area warm, supple and flexible with needle, moxa, massage to promote longevity.
• Epilepsy, hypertension, insomnia, nosebleed.
• Tong Ren/Tam Healing System: Used for bone issues (arthritis, spurs, scoliosis), calcium issues, hand issues.  

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