Acupuncture Points on the Bladder Channel of Foot Tai Yang
- Meeting of Yang
Clears damp-heat and regulates the lower jiaoBenefits the coccyx and treats hemorrhoids
Dysentery, bloody stools, diarrhea, hemorrhoids, impotence, morbid leukorrhea.
Where is BL-35 located?
- A Manual of Acupuncture (p. 296): 0.5 cun lateral to the Governing vessel, level with the tip of the coccyx.
- Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (p. 183): On the sacrum, 0.5 cun lateral to the tip of the coccyx.
Puncture perpendicularly 0.5-1.0 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
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