Governing Vessel 10, Abbreviated as GV 10, also known as DU 10, Transliterated Lingtai in Chinese, Spirit Platform in English.
GV 10 Acupuncture Point Location:
On the back, on the posterior median line, in the depression below the spinous process of the 6th thoracic vertebra.
GV 10 Acupuncture Point Indications:
- Acute gastric pain
- Furuncles (aka boil – an infection of a hair follicle)
- Cough, asthma, stiffness and pain of the back
GV 10 Acupuncture Point Benefits:
Opens the chest, relieves coughing and wheezing, clears Heat-Toxins.