Meaning

Next to the middle of the spine is a moving muscle.  Central Pivot.

Localization

On the midline of the back, in the depression below the spinous process of the eleventh thoracic vertebra.

Functions

Warms kidneys, strengthens spleen.

Indications

- Digestive system: the pain and sense of fullness in the abdomen, jaundice.
- Features: cold fit on the type of superficial syndrome, pain in the spine, blurry vision.

Needling Method

Puncture obliquely upward 0.5 - 1 cun. Cauterization.