BL-12 (Feng Men) Wind Gate
Acupuncture Points on the Bladder Channel of Foot Tai Yang
- Meeting Point of the Bladder Channel with the Governing Vessel
Actions:
- Expels wind and releases the exterior
- Strengthens the defensive Qi and firms the exterior
- Disseminates and descends Lung Qi
- Benefits the nose
Indications:
- Common cold, cough, fever and headache, neck rigidity, backache.
Pont Location:
- A Manual of Acupuncture: 1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of the second thoracic vertebra (T2).
- Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion: 1.5 cun lateral to the GV Meridian, at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the second thoracic vertebra.
Needling Method:
- Puncture obliquely 0.5-0.7 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.