Abstract
Once reviewed the Du Mai (督脉 Governor Vessel) theory and its connection with the Brain from classic Chinese medicine textbooks, clearly summarized that the Du Mai is the channel of the Brain, or Brain Meridian (脑经 Nao Jing). Bring forward that the Du Mai has a similar physiological function with the other 12 regular channels, which are contacting and communication, moving Qi and Blood, response and conducting functions and regulating balance. The pathology changes of Du Mai has been briefly summarized as spinal and Brain related conditions.
The theory of Du Mai is the channel of the Brain could guide the clinical practice on many areas such as clinical diagnosis, Du Mai points are the key for treating Brain disease, Du Mai Dao-qi acupuncture technique is unique for Brain conditions, and guiding the Chinese herbal medicine treatments of Brain disorders, and so on.
Based on the theory and clinical practice of Du Mai is the channel of the Brian, the common patterns of the Brain are listed as deficiency of Brain Marrow, deficiency of Brain Yang Qi, Brain Yang hyperactive, spine Marrow stagnation, stagnation of Brain collaterals, disorder of Brain Shen and block of Brain orifices. The points selection for these Brain patterns are mainly based on Du Mai points.
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Wang, T. (2021). Du Mai (Governor Vessel) Is the Channel of the Brain. In: Acupuncture for Brain. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-54666-3_3
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