上髎 (Shàngliáo) — Upper Bone-Hole
Bladder channel · point 31
Ba Liao (Eight Bone-Holes) group
Traditionally used for
- Bowel health
- Urinary & fluids
- Menstrual & women's health
- Fertility & vitality
Location
On the sacrum, in the first posterior sacral foramen.
Needling
Depth:
1.0–1.5 cun
Angle:
Perpendicular into the foramen
Functions
- Regulates the uterus and the lower burner
- Benefits urination and defecation
- Strengthens the lumbosacral region
Indications
Irregular menstruation and dysmenorrhoeainfertility and uterine prolapsedifficult urinationlumbosacral painconstipation
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