Acupuncture Points on the Bladder Channel of Foot Tai Yang
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He-Sea & Earth Point - Gao Wu Command Point, Ma Dan-yang Heavenly Star Point
Benefits the lumbar region and kneesActivates the channel and alleviates pain
Low back pain, motor impairment of the hip joint, contracture of the tendons in the popliteal fossa, muscular atrophy, pain, numbness and motor impairment of the lower extremities, hemiplegia, abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea, erysipelas.
Where is BL-40 located?
- A Manual of Acupuncture (p. 299): At the back of the knee, on the popliteal crease, in a depression midway between the tendons of biceps femoris and semitendinosus.
- Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (p. 184): Midpoint of the transverse crease of the popliteal fossa, between the tendons of m. biceps femoris and m. semitendinosus.
Puncture perpendicularly 0.5-1.0 inch, or prick the popliteal vein with three-edged needle to cause bleeding.
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