Acupuncture Points on the Bladder Channel of Foot Tai Yang
- Hui-Meeting Point of the Bones, Point of the Sea of Blood, Meeting Point of the Bladder, Small Intestine, Sanjiao and Gallbladder Channels and the Governing Vessel
Benefits the bones and jointsExpels pathogenic factors and firms the exterior Regulates Lung Qi and alleviates cough
Headache, pain in the neck and back, pain and soreness in the scapular region, cough, fever, neck rigidity.
Where is BL-11 located?
- A Manual of Acupuncture (p. 264): 1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of the first thoracic vertebra (T1).
- Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (p. 176): 1.5 cun lateral to Taodao (DU-13), at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the first thoracic vertebra.
Puncture obliquely 0.5-0.7 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
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