Introduction To Acupoints

Way of the Pot

Acupoint Name:Way of the Pot Acupoint

Acupoint Code:GV-13

PinYin:taodao

Associated Meridian:The Governing Vessel

Main Diseases for Treatment

Fever, malaria, headache, rigidity and pain in the neck and back, epilepsy, schizophrenia, etc.

Acupoint Location

In the back area, on the posterior midline, in the depression below the spinous process of the 1st thoracic vertebra.

Acupoint Selection Techniques

Supine position or sitting position, with the head lowered. Starting from the prominent bony protrusion at the junction of the neck and back (i.e., the 7th cervical vertebra), move vertically downward for one vertebra (i.e., the 1st thoracic vertebra), and the depression at the lower edge of its spinous process is the location of this acupoint.

Acupoint Chart

GV-13:Way of the Pot(taodao)
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