Name

關元俞

• Guan Yuan Shu
• Back Shu of Vital Energy, Essence (of the Yuan Barrier)
• Transport to offer at the Source Barrier

Location

Below L5, 1.5 cun outside Du Mai

Nature

• Back Shu Point of Essence

Functions

• Tonify Kidney-Yang
• Chronic lumbar pain with feeling of cold
• Diarrhea (if there is exhaustion, cannot move)
• Women: uterine problems: papillomas, cysts, endometriosis (Yang deficiency)

Comments

It carries energy to the Guan Yuan point CV-4 to prevent Kidney-Essence from being exhausted.

Treatment

• Needling: 0.5-1 cun
• Moxibustion

Interactions

• Pelvic inflammation: CV-4, SP-6
• Lumbar pain: BL-28