GV 8 GV8 Sinew Contraction Jin Suo 筋縮 governing vessel 8 Governing Vessel 8 gv8
Back to meridian Jump to point Jump to point… GV 1 — Long Strong GV 2 — Lumbar Shu GV 3 — Lumbar Yang Pass GV 4 — Life Gate GV 5 — Suspended Pivot GV 6 — Spinal Center GV 7 — Central Pivot GV 8 — Sinew Contraction GV 9 — Extremity of Yang GV 10 — Spirit Tower GV 11 — Spirit Path GV 12 — Body Pillar GV 13 — Kiln Path GV 14 — Great Hammer GV 15 — Mute's Gate GV 16 — Wind Mansion GV 17 — Brain's Door GV 18 — Unyielding Space GV 19 — Behind the Vertex GV 20 — Hundred Convergences GV 21 — Before the Vertex GV 22 — Fontanel Meeting GV 23 — Upper Star GV 24 — Spirit Court GV 25 — White Bone-Hole GV 26 — Water Trough GV 27 — Extremity of the Mouth GV 28 — Gum Intersection
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GV 8 Sinew Contraction - Jin Suo - 筋縮 Actions
Reinforces Liver Back-shu (UB 18 ), special point for spasms in the sinews, general muscles tightness and contraction, spine stiffness, combine with GB 34 , Huatuo of T9-T10, UB 18 , LV 3 , LV 8 , LV 14 .
Stress, irritability, physical heart pain, repressed anger, overly expressed anger.
Manic depression, epilepsy.
Mentioned for epigastric and cardiac pain.
Back to meridian Jump to point Jump to point… GV 1 — Long Strong GV 2 — Lumbar Shu GV 3 — Lumbar Yang Pass GV 4 — Life Gate GV 5 — Suspended Pivot GV 6 — Spinal Center GV 7 — Central Pivot GV 8 — Sinew Contraction GV 9 — Extremity of Yang GV 10 — Spirit Tower GV 11 — Spirit Path GV 12 — Body Pillar GV 13 — Kiln Path GV 14 — Great Hammer GV 15 — Mute's Gate GV 16 — Wind Mansion GV 17 — Brain's Door GV 18 — Unyielding Space GV 19 — Behind the Vertex GV 20 — Hundred Convergences GV 21 — Before the Vertex GV 22 — Fontanel Meeting GV 23 — Upper Star GV 24 — Spirit Court GV 25 — White Bone-Hole GV 26 — Water Trough GV 27 — Extremity of the Mouth GV 28 — Gum Intersection
