[Interpretation of text about governor vessel disease and its general treatment principle from Suwen: Gu Kong Lun].

ABSTRACT

In Gu Kong Lun(Discourse on Bone Hollows), a chapter from Suwen(, Plain Questions) When the governor vessel(Du Mai) generates a disease, treat the governor vessel. Treat it above the bone. In severe cases treat at the camp below the navel(,,). This sentence illuminated acupoint selection methods and treatment thoughts for governor vessel disease, the comprehension of physicians in ancient different dynasties have large divergence. This paper digs and presents its meaning through investigating the following ancient documents governor vessel disease, acupuncture point indications of governor vessel, relative therapy methods, expert annotation, etc. Then this paper draws a conclusion that "above the bone" means above the vertebral column, where is the circulation area of governor vessel, "under the umbilicus" is the part from umbilicus to pubis symphysis center. This sentence not only indicates the treatment part when governor vessel generates disease, but also emphasizes the therapy ideas that provides different treatment method according to severity degree of disease.