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POINT: UB-51 (URINARY BLADDER-51)

English: Vitals Gate
Also Known As: Vitals Door
  • 3 cun lateral to the midline, level with the lower border of the spinous process of the first lumbar vertebra and level with UB-22 Sanjiaoshu.
  • Located 3 cun lateral to DU-5 Xuanshu, at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the first lumbar vertebra.
  • Oblique insertion 0.5 to 1 cun.
  • Caution: Deep perpendicular needling carries a substantial risk of injuring the Kidney.
  • Straight insertion 1 to 1.5 cun.
  • Puncture obliquely 0.3 to 0.5 cun.
  • Moxibustion is applicable.
  • Dispels stagnation
  • Benefits the breasts
  • Regulates the San Jiao
  • Ensure the smooth spread of San Jiao Qi to the Heart
  • Epigastric pain
  • Great hardness below the Heart
  • Constipation
  • Pain in the upper abdomen
  • Paralysis of the lower limb
  • Breast disorders
  • Pain in the breast
  • Mastitis
  • Low back pain
  • Abdominal mass

 

   

 

   
  • This point is important in connection with the space between the diaphragm and the Heart (Gaohuang). This point regulates the movement of the San Jiao upwards to the diaphragm region, while UB-53 Baohuang regulates the movement of the San Jiao downwards towards the uterus, genitals and urinary system.