Bladder 22

UB 22 / San Jiao shu / Triple Heater Shu

POINT LOCATION

1.5 cun lateral to GV 5, level with L1.

 

Associations

• Triple Heater Back Shu

 

INDICATIONS / CONDITIONS TREATED

• Abdominal distention
• Borborgymus
• Indigestion
• Nausea
• Vomiting
• Diarrhea
• Dysentery
• Edema
• Difficult urination
• Lower back pain

 

TCM ACTIONS

• Regulates the Water Passages

• Promotes urination

• Regulates Qi

• Resolves Dampness

 

TCM Patterns Treated

• Bladder Damp-Heat
• Spleen and Stomach Damp-Heat
• Stomach Dampness
• Stomach Food Stagnation

Cautions

• Kidney warning