Acupuncture Points on the Bladder Channel of Foot Tai Yang
Regulates the Gall Bladder and clears damp-heatHarmonizes the middle jiao
Borborygmus, abdominal pain, diarrhea, pain in the hypochondriac region, jaundice.
Where is BL-48 located?
- A Manual of Acupuncture (p. 307): 3 cun lateral to the midline, level with the lower border of the spinous process of the tenth thoracic vertebra (T10) and level with Danshu BL-19.
- Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (p. 186): 3 cun lateral to Zhongshu (DU-7), at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the tenth thoracic vertebra.
Puncture obliquely 0.3-0.5 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
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