Acupuncture Points on the Bladder Channel of Foot Tai Yang
Tonifies and nourishes the LungSoothes dyspnea and alleviates cough Activates the channel and alleviates pain
Pulmonary tuberculosis, hemoptysis, cough, asthma, neck rigidity, pain in the shoulder and back.
Where is BL-42 located?
- A Manual of Acupuncture (p. 302): 3 cun lateral to the midline, level with the lower border of the spinous process of the third thoracic vertebra (T3) and level with Feishu BL-13.
- Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (p. 185): 3 cun lateral to the Governor Vessel, at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the third thoracic vertebra, on the spinal border of the scapula.
Puncture obliquely 0.3-0.5 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
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