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BL-53 Bladder Huang
胞肓 〔胞肓〕bāo huāng
Alternate names: BL-48
Channel: BL, Foot Greater Yáng (tài yáng) Bladder Channel
Modern location: An acupoint located on the buttocks, level with the second sacral foramen, 3 cùn lateral to the midline.
Classic location: In the depression three cùn either side of the spine, below the nineteenth vertebra. The point is located in prostrate posture. (Zhēn Jiǔ Dà Chéng)
Local anatomy: The superior gluteal artery and vein. Superior cluneal nerves; deeper, the superior gluteal nerve.
Action: Strengthens the lumbar vertebrae; frees bowel qì; disinhibits the lower burner.
Modern indications: Rumbling intestines; abdominal distension; constipation; dribbling urinary block; back pain.
Classic indications: Urinary stoppage; abdominal pain.
Needle stimulus: Needling: 0.7‒1.3 cùn perpendicular insertion. Moxa: 7‒15 cones; pole 10‒30 min.
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