Acupuncture Points on the Bladder Channel of Foot Tai Yang
Benefits the lumbar region, activates the channel and alleviates painRegulates urination and treats hemorrhoids
Pain in the lumbosacral region, muscular atrophy, motor impairment of the lower extremities, dysuria, swelling around external genitalia, hemorrhoids, constipation.
Where is BL-54 located?
- A Manual of Acupuncture (p. 312): On the buttock, in the depression 3 cun lateral to the sacro-coccygeal hiatus.
- Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (p. 188): On the level of the 4th posterior sacral foramen, 3 cun lateral to the median sacral crest.
Puncture perpendicularly 1.5-2.0 inches. Moxibustion is applicable.
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