BL-16 (Du Shu) Governing Shu - Acupuncture point on the Bladder Channel of Foot Tai Yang

"Wood - That which can be bent and straightened is sour"

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Channel Theory

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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
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Acu Point BL-16 (Du Shu) Governing Shu

Acupuncture Points on the Bladder Channel of Foot Tai Yang

Actions:

Regulates Qi in the chest and abdomen

Indications:

Heart pain, epigastric pain, abdominal distension, borborygmus, chills and fever, breast abscess, itching, psoriasis, alopecia.

Location (CAM):

1.5 cun lateral to Lingtai (DU-10), at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the sixth thoracic vertebra.

Location (AMOA):

1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of the sixth thoracic vertebra (T6).

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