BL53

Baohuang

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胞肓 (Bāohuāng) — Bladder's Vitals

Bladder channel · point 53

Outer Bladder line

Traditionally used for

  • Digestion
  • Bowel health
  • Urinary & fluids
  • Pain & joints

Location

On the buttock, 3 cun lateral to the midline, level with the second posterior sacral foramen.

Fig. — BL53 · Buttock
The pelvis — Gray's Anatomy plate
The pelvis Gray's Anatomy, 1918

Needling

Depth: 1.0–1.5 cun
Angle: Perpendicular

Functions

  • Regulates the lower burner and promotes urination
  • Relieves lumbosacral pain

Indications

Difficult urination and retention of urinelower abdominal distensionconstipationlumbosacral pain and sciatica

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