Bladder 28

UB 28 / Pang guan shu / Bladder Transport Point

POINT LOCATION

1.5 cun lateral to the GV meridian, level with the second posterior sacral foramen.

 

Associations

• Bladder Back Shu

 

INDICATIO NS / CONDITIONS TREATED

• Difficult Urination
• Urinary retention
• Frequent urination
• Seminal emissions
• Itching/pain in the external genitalia
• Diarrhea
• Constipation
• Stiffness/pain of the lower back

 

TCM ACTIONS

• Regulates the UB
• Opens the water passages
• Clears damp heat from the Lower Jiao
• Moves stagnation
• Benefits the lower back

 

TCM Patterns Treated

• Bladder Damp Heat
• Large Intestine Damp Heat