Acu Point BL-18 (Gan Shu) Liver Shu
Acupuncture Points on the Bladder Channel of Foot Tai Yang
Actions:
Spreads Liver Qi Regulates and nourishes Liver blood Pacifies wind Cools fire and clears damp-heat Benefits the eyes and sinews
Indications:
Jaundice, pain in the hypochondriac region, redness of the eye, blurring of vision, night blindness, mental disorders, epilepsy, backache, spitting of blood, epistaxis.
Location (CAM ):
1.5 cun lateral to Jinsuo (DU-8), at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the ninth thoracic vertebra.
Location (AMOA ):
1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of the ninth thoracic vertebra (T9).
Needling Method:
Puncture obliquely 0.5-0.7 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
References
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