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督脉

Dū Mài

Governing Vessel

Paired Organ任脉

Paired Channel

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起于胞中，下出会阴，沿脊柱后正中线上行，经长强、命门、大椎，至项后风府入络于脑，上巅顶百会，沿前额正中下行至鼻柱、人中，止于上唇龈交。为奇经八脉之一，总督一身之阳经，称阳脉之海，与脑、髓、肾密切相关，主治神志、脊柱及阳气虚衰之证。八脉交会穴为后溪（SI-3）通督脉。要穴有大椎（DU-14）、命门（DU-4）、百会（DU-20）、水沟/人中（DU-26）。

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Editor-reviewed· 2026-04-08

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@misc{bencaodian-du-mai,
  author       = {{Bencaodian Editorial}},
  title        = {Dū Mài 督脉 (Governing Vessel) — DU},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {Bencao Dian: A Bilingual Knowledge Graph of Traditional Chinese Medicine},
  url          = {https://bencaodian.org/en/meridians/du-mai},
  urldate      = {2026-04-17},
  note         = {CC BY-SA 4.0}
}

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@misc{bencaodian-du-mai, author = {{Bencaodian Editorial}}, title = {Dū Mài 督脉 (Governing Vessel) — DU}, year = {2026}, howpublished = {Bencao Dian: A Bilingual Knowledge Graph of Traditional Chinese Medicine}, url = {https://bencaodian.org/en/meridians/du-mai}, urldate = {2026-04-17}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }