Waist Extraordinary

腰奇Yāo Qí

Anatomical location

2 cun directly above the tip of the coccyx, on the midline (at the level of the sacral hiatus).

Same point as CP79 · Yāo Qí — Curious Points catalog

Main function

Calms the Shen, opens the orifices, regulates the Du Mai axis.

Therapeutic indications

Epilepsy
headache
insomnia
constipation

Name and classical tradition

Yaoqi, 腰奇, is the “extraordinary point of the waist”: 腰, the lumbar region; 奇, the extraordinary, what lies outside the norm, the same character as in 奇穴, extra point. It lies on the midline, two cun above the tip of the coccyx.

It is a modern point: it does not appear in the classical works we were able to check, and its name describes neither its location nor its function, only its status as an added point. It has been used mainly for epilepsy. It lies on the course of the Du Mai, near GV2, Yaoshu.

Location of point EX-BW8, Waist Extraordinary — Reusable plate · CC BY-ND 4.0 (opens in a new tab)

View point on the 3D modelEX-BW8 on the anatomy

Needling techniqueSubcutaneous insertion in an upward direction.

Depth1-1.5 cun

MoxibustionApplicable.

PrecautionsNone in particular.

Protocols for the 20 patterns you see most in practice

Each pattern with its tongue, its pulse, the treatment principle and the points to tonify and disperse. Made for the treatment table, not the bookshelf.