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Urinary Bladder 16 |
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Chinese Name:
Dushu (English translation: Governing Shu) Location: On the back, 1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of the 6th thoracic vertebra. Classification: Back-Shu point of the Du Vessel Indications:
Functions: Invigorates the Blood, opens the chest, regulates the Qi in chest and abdomen. Notes: Back-Shu points are corresponding points on the back where the Qi of the respective Zang-Fu organ is infused. If the Five Zang organs are diseased, abnormal reactions appear on the Back-Shu points. Back-Shu points have a direct therapeutic effect on the diseases of the Five Zang organs. For more complete information on Back-Shu and Front-Mu points, click here.
Needling: Oblique insertion .5 - .8 cun.
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