BL-11 (Da Zhu) Great Shuttle - Acupuncture point on the Bladder Channel of Foot Tai Yang

"The Heart controls the Blood Vessels"

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Channel Theory

Qi Circulation Times

Qi Circulation Path

Major Points

Channels

Lung Channel

Lg. Intestine Channel

Stomach Channel

Spleen Channel

Heart Channel

Small Intestine

Bladder Channel

Kidney Channel

Pericardium Channel

San Jiao Channel

Gall Bladder Channel

Liver Channel

Ren Mai
(Conception Vessel)

Du Mai
(Governing Vessel)

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Acu Point BL-11 (Da Zhu) Great Shuttle

Acupuncture Points on the Bladder Channel of Foot Tai Yang

Hui-Meeting Point of the Bones, Point of the Sea of Blood, Meeting Point of the Bladder, Small Intestine, Sanjiao and Gallbladder Channels and the Governing Vessel

Actions:

Benefits the bones and joints
Expels pathogenic factors and firms the exterior
Regulates Lung Qi and alleviates cough

Indications:

Headache, pain in the neck and back, pain and soreness in the scapular region, cough, fever, neck rigidity.

Location (CAM):

1.5 cun lateral to Taodao (DU-13), at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the first thoracic vertebra.

Location (AMOA):

1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of the first thoracic vertebra (T1).

Needling Method:

Puncture obliquely 0.5-0.7 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.

References

Acupuncture

11. Grasping the Wind (First Edition) - Andrew Ellis, Nigel Wiseman, Ken Boss

9. Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (Revised Edition) - Cheng Xinnong

8. A Manual of Acupuncture (First Edition) - Peter Deadman

10. Acupuncture: A Comprehensive Text (First Edition) - Shanghai College of TCM