Name

大杼

• Da Zhu
• Great Shuttle
• Great Weaver's Shuttle

Location

1.5 CUN lateral to the midline, on the first line of the Bladder Channel), below T1, beside GV-13.

Nature

• Hui-Gathering Point of the Bones
• Crossing Point of the Bladder Channel and the Small Intestine Channel
• Four Seas Points: Sea of Blood

Functions

• Treats all Bone disorders: osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, sensation of heat in the bones. Strengthens the bones, promotes recovery after fracture.
• Local point to clear Heat from the chest: whether from infection such as bronchitis or from emotional blockage. Disperses Heat from the chest.
• Bi Syndrome: joint pain, stiffness (no moxa)
• Wei Syndrome: weakness, atrophy, hemiplegia (moxa)

Comments

• Disperses Wind, releases the Exterior, strengthens the bones, relaxes the sinews.
• Communicates with Chong Mai.

Treatment

• Needling: 0.3-0.5 CUN, obliquely downward
• Moxa

Interactions

• Bronchial asthma: CV-17, ST-40
• Bi Syndrome of the scapulohumeral region: SI-12, LI-15
• Cold in the bone marrow: GB-39, KI-7, BL-62, ST-45, BL-23