Du13 Taodao ( Vg13 )

Location Below the spinous process of the first thoracic vertebra

Indications Stiffness of the back , headache , malaria , febrile diseases

Method Puncture obliquely upward - 0 . 5 - - 1 . 0 inch . Moxibustion is applicable .

Vasculature The posterior branch of the first intercostal artery .

Innervation The medial branch of the posterior ra Mus of the first thoracic nerve .