UB-11 Dazhu - Great Shuttle
| English: | Great Shuttle |
| Also Known As: | Big Shuttle Big Reed |
Location
- 1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of the first thoracic vertebra.
- I.5 cun lateral to DU-13 Taodao at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the first thoracic vertebra.
Note: locate at the visible highest point of the paraspinal muscles.
Needling
- Slanted insertion toward the spine 0.7 to 1 cun. Sensation: local distention, soreness and numbness sometimes extending between the ribs.
- Oblique insertion towards the spine 0.5 to 1 cun.
- Transverse-oblique insertion 1 to 1.5 cun.
- Caution: perpendicular needling carries a substantial risk of causing a pneumothorax.
Command Functions
- Influential point for bones
- Meeting point of the Small Intestine channel, the Gall Bladder channel and the DU channel
- Sea of Blood point
Actions
- Nourishes Blood
- Expels Wind
- Strengthens bones
- Benefits the bones and joints
- Soothes the sinews
- Releases the Exterior
- Regulates Lung Qi
- Alleviates cough
Indications
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Combinations
Asthma | Pneumonia | Common cold |
GB-39 | LIV-8 | |
Acute stiff back | Coldness and pain of the bone marrow | All Wind, Atrophy disorder and inversion diseases, Painful obstruction |
UB-15 | ||
Headache and visual dizziness | Depression in the chest |
Contraindications
Notes
- This point nourishes Blood.
- It treats generalized Bi syndrome.
- When the shoulders cannot carry weight, this is the point to needle.
- UB-1 and UB-11 are the crossing points of the hand and foot Taiyang channels.
Five Elements Spirit Perspective
| Worsley | Releases our stored potential and weaves it into our own unique fabric, a world we create that is firmly rooted in Heaven.
Location: On the back, 2 ACI from the midline, level with the dip between the T1 and T2 spinous processes. |
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From Class
- SP-10 Xuehai / BL-17 / BL-11: Blood stagnation: massaged SP-10 (sea of blood); options BL-17 (also opens diaphragm), BL-11, stomach transporting points. (Yuen)
- BL-11 Dazhu (Great Shuttle): Weaves heaven's warp with the weft of earthly life, mortal and immortal (Neijing Tu ox-herder and weaver girl, per Jeffrey Yuen); used in life review. (Lewis)
- BL-11 Dazhu (Great Shuttle): Weaving what descends from heaven with what's lived on earth, shaping bones, joints and blood (ox-herder and weaver girl of the Neijing Tu). (Lewis)
- GB-44 / GB-30 / GB-34 / GB-39 / BL-11: GB-44 not added without hip treatment; for the hip use GB-30, GB-34 (sinews), GB-39 (bone), BL-11 — then GB-44 might be added. (Yuen)
- Blood points: ST-36/9/30 regulate; SP-10/BL-17 invigorate; BL-11, ST-37, ST-39 move; PC-4 dissipate: Ling Shu ch.33 sea of blood points only move blood; tight/wiry pulse = move qi to move blood; choppy pulse = invigorate. (Yuen)
- Clearing fire toxins: BL-11, SP-10, BL-17, KI-9, PC-3, LI-11: Clear fire toxins with BL-11, SP-10, BL-17; KI-9 prevents maternal toxin transmission; PC-3 clears all three levels; LI-11, SP-10 for autoimmune reactivity. (Lewis)
- Month 7 (Lung, bones): KI-9, BL-11; Long Gu, Mu Li, Xu Duan, Du Zhong: Month 7: warm the interior, rid damp-cold, strengthen bones with KI-9, BL-11, Long Gu, Mu Li, Xu Duan, Du Zhong; restless fetus: Zhong Ru Shi. (Lewis)
- Treating wind: pacify, course, dispel: Pacify (sedate fire with the ying-spring point on the foot), course the wind (GB-4, GB-5, GB-6), or dispel via Taiyang (BL-9, BL-10, BL-11, BL-12). (Gioioso)