The Yellow Emperor Chapter 51 - The Spiritual Pivot – Back Shu Points 背俞

This Chapter from The Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Internal Medicine details the location and application of Back Shu points (背俞), acupuncture points along the spine corresponding to the five zang organs. The text describes their precise vertebral locations and recommends moxibustion, not acupuncture, for treatment, differentiating between methods to disperse or tonify qi based on its excess or deficiency. Precise application involves pressing the points to verify their location and efficacy. The instructions emphasize allowing the moxa to extinguish naturally for tonification and blowing it out quickly for dispersion.