Acupuncture Points on the Bladder Channel of Foot Tai Yang
- Meeting Point of the Bladder and Gallbladder Channels
Regulates the lower jiao and facilitates urination and defecationRegulates menstruation and stops leucorrhoea Benefits the lumbar region and legs
Low back pain, hernia, irregular menstruation, leukorrhea, dysmenorrhea, nocturnal emission, impotence, enuresis, dysuria, muscular atrophy, pain, numbness and motor impairment of the lower extremities.
Dysmenorrhea, leucorrhea
Where is BL-32 located?
- A Manual of Acupuncture (p. 293): Over the second posterior sacral foramen.
- Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (p. 182): On the sacrum, medial and inferior to the posterosuperior iliac spine, just at the second posterior sacral foramen.
Puncture perpendicularly 0.8-1.2 inches. Moxibustion is applicable.
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