Acupuncture Points on the Bladder Channel of Foot Tai Yang
- Back Shu of the Spleen
Tonifies Spleen Qi and yangResolves dampness Raises Spleen Qi and holds the blood Regulates and harmonizes the Qi of the middle jiao
Epigastric pain, abdominal distension, jaundice, vomiting, diarrhea, dysentery, bloody stools, profuse menstruation, edema, anorexia, backache.
Where is BL-20 located?
- A Manual of Acupuncture (p. 278): 1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of the eleventh thoracic vertebra (T11).
- Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (p. 179): 1.5 cun lateral to Jizhong (DU-6), at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the eleventh thoracic vertebra.
Puncture obliquely 0.5-0.7 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
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