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POINT: UB-53 (URINARY BLADDER-53)

NAME: BAOHUANG

English: Bladder's Vitals
Also Known As: Placenta and Vitals

LOCATION:

  • 3 cun lateral to the midline at the level of the spinous process of the second sacral vertebra.
    Note: When the shoulder is relaxes, the 3 cun line corresponds to the medial border of the scapula.
  • 3 cun lateral to the midline at the level of the spinous process of the second sacral foramen.
  • 1 cun lateral to the median sacral crest, at the level of second sacral foramen.

NEEDLING:

  • Perpendicular insertion 1 to 1.5 cun.
  • Straight insertion 1 to 2 cun.
  • Puncture perpendicularly 0.8 to 1.2 cun.
  • Moxibustion is applicable.

COMMAND FUNCTIONS:

ACTIONS:

  • Benefits the lumbar region
  • Activates the channel
  • Alleviates pain
  • Regulates the Lower Jiao
  • Benefits urination
  • Opens water passageways in the Lower Jiao
  • Stimulates the transformation and excretion of fluids

INDICATIONS:

  • Pain and stiffness of the lumbar region
  • Sciatica
  • Hardness and fullness of the hypogastrium
  • Retention of urine
  • Abdominal distention
  • Aversion to Wind
  • Anuria
  • Edema
  • Inability to urinate
  • Inability to defecate
  • Borborygmus
  • Undigested food in the stool
  • Abdominal pain

COMBINATIONS:

UB-32
Ciliao
UB-56
Chengjin

UB-54
Zhibian

UB-18
Ganshu

Pain in the buttock region

Aversion to Cold

Retention of urine

Fullness of the hypogastrium

CONTRAINDICATIONS:

NOTES:

  • This is a commonly used point for stiffness and pain of the lumbar region and sciatica.
  • This point should be palpated in all cases where pain radiates into the buttock and down the leg.
  • This point controls the spread of Qi in the Lower Jiao.