Acupuncture Points on the Bladder Channel of Foot Tai Yang
- Meeting Point of the Bladder Channel with the Governing Vessel
Expels wind and releases the exteriorStrengthens the defensive Qi and firms the exterior Disseminates and descends Lung Qi Benefits the nose
Common cold, cough, fever and headache, neck rigidity, backache.
Where is BL-12 located?
- A Manual of Acupuncture (p. 265): 1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of the second thoracic vertebra (T2).
- Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (p. 176): 1.5 cun lateral to the GV Meridian, at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the second thoracic vertebra.
Puncture obliquely 0.5-0.7 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
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