| TRANSLATION: | Reaching Heaven; Heavenly Connection; Reaching Upward |
|---|---|
| TYPE: | |
| LOCATION: | 1.5 cun posterior to UB 6, 1.5 cun lateral to the midline |
| NEEDLE INSERTION: | 5° insertion, *may be contraindicated for moxa |
| NEEDLE DEPTH: | 0.5-1.0 cun |
Urinary Bladder Meridian 膀胱经
| TRANSLATION: | Declining Connection |
|---|---|
| TYPE: | |
| LOCATION: | 1.5cun posterior to UB 7, 1.5 cun lateral to the midline |
| NEEDLE INSERTION: | 5° insertion |
| NEEDLE DEPTH: | 0.5-1.0 cun |
| TRANSLATION: | Jade Pillow |
|---|---|
| TYPE: | |
| LOCATION: | 1.3 cun lateral to GV 17 |
| NEEDLE INSERTION: | 5° insertion |
| NEEDLE DEPTH: | 0.5-1.0 cun |
| TRANSLATION: | Heavenly Pillar; Celestial Pillar |
|---|---|
| TYPE: | Sea of Qi point; Window of the Sky |
| LOCATION: | 1.3 cun lateral to GV 15, in the depression on the lateral aspect of the trapezius |
| NEEDLE INSERTION: | 90° insertion |
| NEEDLE DEPTH: | 0.5-0.8 cun |
| TRANSLATION: | Great Shuttle; Great Vertebra |
|---|---|
| TYPE: | Sea of Blood point; Hui-Meeting point of bones; Meeting point of the Urinary Bladder, Small Intestine, San Jiao, and Gall Bladder meridians with the Governing Vessel |
| LOCATION: | 1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinuous process of T1, level with GV 13 |
| NEEDLE INSERTION: | a) 45° insertion towards spine, b) 20° insertion |
| NEEDLE DEPTH: | a) 0.5-1.0 cun, b) 1.0-1.5 cun |
| TRANSLATION: | Wind Gate |
|---|---|
| TYPE: | Meeting point of the Urinary Bladder meridian with the Governing Vessel |
| LOCATION: | 1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinuous process of T2 |
| NEEDLE INSERTION: | a) 45° insertion towards spine, b) 20° insertion |
| NEEDLE DEPTH: | a) 0.5-1.0 cun, b) 1.0-1.5 cun |