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, lower abdominal pain, dysuria, constipation, morbid leukorrhea.
Damp heat in the Lower Jiao
Where is BL-34 located?
- A Manual of Acupuncture (p. 295): Over the fourth posterior sacral foramen.
- Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (p. 183): On the sacrum, medial and inferior to Zhongliao (BL-33), just at the fourth posterior sacral foramen.
Puncture Perpendicularly 0.8-1.2 inches. Moxibustion is applicable.
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