Dàzhuī GV14 — great vertebra

cervical-thoracic junction

Dàzhuī lies at the lower neck / upper back junction and is widely used in warming and exterior-relieving moxa protocols. The front-view coordinate is a silhouette projection of a posterior point, so uncertainty is widened.

Bǎihuì GV20 — crown meetingDàzhuī GV14 — great vertebraDàzhuī GV14 — great vertebraShénzhù GV12 — spirit pillarZhōngwǎn CV12 — middle cavityQìhǎi CV6 — sea of qiGuānyuán CV4 — origin gateShènshū BL23 — kidney shuMìngmén GV4 — life gateShénquè CV8 — spirit gateZúsānlǐ ST36 — leg three li

Point 2 of 10 in Moxibustion Key Points — Mugwort Fire

Cross-tradition overlaps

No overlapping points are registered for this point.

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Sources

Huangdi Neijing · Lingshu (primary_canonical)

Ch. 75 (Jiu zhen shi er yuan) discusses cautery and needling indications; the wider Lingshu corpus is the canonical medical context for point therapy, while exact modern moxa point sets vary.

Moxibustion: The Power of Mugwort Fire (secondary)

Japanese moxibustion manuals describe practical moxa placement, warming methods, and point selection; used for technique context.

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