UB-28 Pangguangshu - Bladder Correspondence
More Spirit Names: Bladder's Hollow
| English: | Bladder Shu |
| Also Known As: | Bladder's Hollow |
Location
- 1.5 cun lateral to the midline at the level of the second posterior sacral foramen UB-32 Ciliao.
Needling
- Perpendicular insertion 0.5 to 1 cun.
- Straight insertion 1 to 1.5 cun. Sensation local distention and soreness, sometimes extending to the buttocks.
- Puncture perpendicularly 0.8 to 1.2 cun.
- Moxibustion is applicable.
Command Functions
- Back-Shu point of the Bladder
Actions
- Regulates the Bladder
- Clears Damp-Heat from the Lower Jiao
- Dispels Stagnation
- Resolves masses
- Benefits the lumbar region and legs
- Benefits the lumbar vertebrae
- Resolves Dampness
- Stops pain
- Opens the water pathways in the Lower Jiao
- Strengthens the loins
Indications
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Combinations
| HT-5 | GB-12 Or KI-3 | UB-20 |
Enuresis | Dark urine | Spleen Deficiency with undigested food in the stool Transforms fluids in the Lower Jiao and promotes diuresis |
KI-18 | UB-26 | |
Difficult defecation with abdominal pain | Rectal prolapse | Wind-taxation lumbar pain |
UB-27 | ||
Stiffness and pain of the lumbar region | Urinary tract infection | Prostatitis |
UB-23 | ||
Expels renal stones | Strengthens the lower back |
Contraindications
Notes
- This point's principle action is to drain Damp-Heat from the Bladder and genital system.
- As a Back-Shu point of a Yang organ, it is mainly used to regulate. It is a main point for Lin syndrome (painful urinary dysfunction).
Five Elements Spirit Perspective
| Spirit of the Point | Bladder Correspondence connects directly with the Bladder, the Official that stores the fluids, keeps what is usable and lets the rest go, caring for both how much water we have and how pure it is. Once we doubt that we will survive, fear scatters our capacity to function. When the water of body, mind and spirit is not pure, thoughts and feelings turn stagnant, wary and suspicious. |
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| Worsley | Opens to the Bladder Official a direct, immediate and free channel to its own store of energy, and that store underpins the basic workings of the Official who Controls the Storage of Water. Location: 2½ ACI from the midline over the sacrum, level with the 2nd sacral foramen. |
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From Class
- Urinary issues/fetal drop: BL-23, Du-4, BL-63, KI-3, KI-7, Du-20; damp-heat: BL-22, BL-28, BL-32, BL-53, BL-63, SP-9: Kidney weakness: Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan with these points; Spleen sinking: Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang, BL-20, Du-20, ST-36, BL-28; damp-heat: Zi Shen Tang. (Lewis)
- Basil: Oil that resonates with BL-28 Pangguangshu; apply a drop on the point. (Yuen)