GB27 (Wushu, “Five Pivots”) is an acupuncture point on the Gallbladder Channel Meridian. It is located on the lateral abdomen, in the depression 3 cun inferior to Daimai (GB26), which is located at the level of the umbilicus. This places Wushu approximately at the level of the anterior superior iliac spine (ASIS), medial to it. It regulates the Dai Mai, regulates menstruation and stops leukorrhea, resolves dampness, alleviates pain in the lower jiao and lumbar region, and treats shan disorders.
On the lateral abdomen, in the depression 3 cun inferior to Daimai (GB26), which is located at the level of the umbilicus. This places Wushu approximately at the level of the anterior superior iliac spine (ASIS), medial to it.
Perpendicular insertion, 1.0 to 1.5 inches.
Regulates the Dai Mai, regulates menstruation and stops leukorrhea, resolves dampness, alleviates pain in the lower jiao and lumbar region, and treats shan disorders.
Leukorrhea (red and white), irregular menstruation, lower abdominal pain, lower abdominal fullness, lumbar pain, cold shan disorder with testicles retracting into the lower abdomen, shan disorder with pain and testicular movement, bladder Qi attacking the flanks, uterine prolapse, constipation, spasm and contracture,unilateral wind stroke.
As a meeting point of the Gallbladder channel and the Dai Mai, Wushu is a key local point for gynecological issues characterized by dampness, such as leukorrhea, and for regulating menstruation. Its ability to unblock the channel makes it effective for lower abdominal pain, shan disorders, and pain radiating from the lumbar region to the hip. It is often used in conjunction with Daimai (GB26) to strengthen its effect on the Girdling Vessel.
Classical text; the translation was prepared with AI and is not clinical advice.
《醫學入門》 Yīxué Rùmén — Introduction to Medicine, Li Chan, 1575 · 经穴起止 · Source: Wikisource ↗
五枢水道外一寸半。 针一寸，灸五壮。 主男子寒疝，阴卵上入小腹痛，妇人带下赤白，里急According to this text, GB27 lies 1.5 cun lateral to Shuidao, needled 1 cun with 5 moxa cones. It records use for cold shan in men with the testicles drawn up into the lower abdomen with pain, and in women for red and white vaginal discharge with inner tension.
《黃帝明堂灸經》 Huángdì Míngtáng Jiǔjīng — The Yellow Emperor's Bright Hall Moxibustion Classic, Tang · 卷上 · 正人形第八 · Source: jicheng.tw ↗
五樞 二穴，在帶脈下二寸，水道傍一寸半陷者中。 灸三壯。 主陰疝，小腹痛，及膀胱氣攻兩脅也According to this text, GB27 lies 2 cun below Daimai, in the depression 1.5 cun beside Shuidao, with 3 moxa cones. It records use for yin shan, lower abdominal pain, and bladder qi attacking both flanks.
《針灸甲乙經》 Zhēnjiǔ Jiǎyǐ Jīng — Systematic Classic of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, c. 256–282 · 卷09 · Source: Wikisource ↗
男子陰疝，兩丸上下，小腹痛，五樞主之The text records that GB27 was used for yin shan in men with the testicles moving up and down and lower abdominal pain.
GB27 is one of 44 points on the Gallbladder Channel Meridian. Nearby points:
GB27 (Wushu) is located on the lateral abdomen, in the depression 3 cun inferior to Daimai (GB26), which is located at the level of the umbilicus. This places Wushu approximately at the level of the anterior superior iliac spine (ASIS), medial to it.
GB27 regulates the Dai Mai, regulates menstruation and stops leukorrhea, resolves dampness, alleviates pain in the lower jiao and lumbar region, and treats shan disorders. Common clinical indications include leukorrhea (red and white), irregular menstruation, lower abdominal pain, lower abdominal fullness, lumbar pain, cold shan disorder with testicles retracting into the lower abdomen, shan disorder with pain and testicular movement, bladder Qi attacking the flanks, uterine prolapse, constipation, spasm and contracture,unilateral wind stroke.
Perpendicular insertion, 1.0 to 1.5 inches.
GB27 is a point on the Gallbladder Channel Meridian (Zú Shàoyáng Dǎnjīng).