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GV-26 is called Ren Zhong, meaning Water Trough or Human Center. In classical equine acupuncture, GV-26 is called Fen Shui, meaning Dividing waters.

Location

Human - Below the nose, a little above the midpoint of the philtrum.

Horse - At the center of the vortex pilorum of the upper lip, midway between the ventral limit of the nostrils.

Dog/Cat - On the median plane of the upper lip, at the junction of its dorsal and middle third.

Indication

Human - Mania, withdrawal; epilepsy; infantile fright wind; stupor; clenched jaws; wryness of the eyes and mouth; facial swelling; pain and stiffness of the lumbar spinal column.1

Horse - Primarily for enterospasm, sunstroke and facial paralysis. 2 Also increases brain activity, increases heart and respiratory rates, epinephrine point, anesthetic apnea, coma, facial paralysis, enterospasm. Useful shock point in emergencies. Massaging this point in newborn foals stimulates respiration and circulation. This is the point that is stimulated when a twitch is applied for restraint, releasing endorphins and producing a euphoric sensation.3

Dog/Cat - Emergency, shock, collapse or heatstroke, apoplexy, bronchitis. Most important point for acute emergencies, i.e. shock, cardiovascular arrest, depression, collapse, coma, epileptic attacks. May use strong stimulation (hen-pecking) in emergencies; nail of index finger may also be used.

1 Ellis, Wiseman, Boss. Fundamentals of Chinese Acupuncture, rev. ed. Paradigm Publications: Mass, 1991, pp. 387-88.

2 Xie Huisheng, Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine, Beijing Agricultural University Press, China, 1994), p. 259.

3 Snader, M.L. Transpositional Equine Acupuncture Atlas in Schoen, A., Veterinary Acupuncture: Ancient Art to Modern Medicine. (Mosby Pub.: St. Louis, 1994), chapter 26, p. 448. 3 Snader, M.L. Transpositional Equine Acupuncture Atlas in Schoen, A., Veterinary Acupuncture: Ancient Art to Modern Medicine. (Mosby Pub.: St. Louis, 1994), chapter 26, p. 448.

4 Hwang, Y.C. Canine Acupuncture Atlas in Schoen A., Veterinary Acupuncture: Ancient Art to Modern Medicine. (Mosby Pub.: St. Louis, 1994), chap. 6, p. 129.