Acupuncture Points on the Bladder Channel of Foot Tai Yang
Tonifies the Kidneys and benefits the essenceRegulates urination Strengthens the lumbar region
Nocturnal emission, impotence, enuresis, frequency of urination, dysuria, irregular menstruation, pain in the back and knee, edema.
Where is BL-52 located?
- A Manual of Acupuncture (p. 310): 3 cun lateral to the midline, level with the lower border of the spinous process of the second lumbar vertebra (L2) and level with Shenshu BL-23.
- Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (p. 187): 3 cun lateral to Mingmen (DU-4), at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the second lumbar vertebra.
Puncture perpendicularly 0.5-1.0 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
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