GB-27 - Five Pivots
五枢 - Wǔ shū
Point Region: Lower abdomen
Location & How to Find
Anatomical Location: On the lower abdomen, 3 cun below the centre of the navel, just inside the bony point at the front of the hip (the anterior superior iliac spine). It lies 3 cun below GB-26, level with CV-4.
Distances are in cun, a unit that scales with each person's body. As a guide, the width of your thumb at its joint is 1 cun, and your four fingers held together, measured across the middle joints, are 3 cun.
How to Locate:
- Find the bony point at the front of your hip
- Find the level four finger-widths below the navel
- The point is at that level, just inside the hip bone
How to Apply Pressure
Find the front hip bone; the point is just inside it, three cun below navel level. Apply gentle, steady pressure there with a fingertip. Keep it comfortable: firm but never painful, and never deep or unrelenting. Stop if it hurts. Avoid this point if you are pregnant or have a hernia requiring urgent care, severe pelvic inflammatory disease, recent gynecological surgery.
Traditional Indications
In TCM, this point is traditionally used for:
- Lower abdominal pain
- Irregular menstruation
- Leukorrhea
- Reproductive disorders
- Pelvic pain
- Urinary disorders
- Gynecological problems
Related Health Concerns
Related Acupoints
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Important Precautions
Avoid this point with:
- Pregnancy
- Acute hernia requiring surgery
- Severe pelvic inflammatory disease
- Recent gynecological surgery
Take care:
- Seek immediate medical attention for severe hernia
- Avoid during acute pelvic infections
- Use very gentle pressure in lower abdomen
- Discontinue if severe pain occurs