Bladder 47

Written By Elizabeth Fuqua

UB 47 / Hunmen / Soul Gate

POINT LOCATION

3 cun lateral to the Governor Vessel, at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 9th thoracic vertebra, on the spinal border of the scapula, level with UB 18.

 

Associations

  • Outer Shu of the Liver

 

INDICATIONS / CONDITIONS TREATED

  • Chest distention, fullness, & pain
  • Indigestion
  • Vomiting
  • Diarrhea
  • Back pain

 

TCM ACTIONS

  • Regulates the Liver Qi

  • Harmonizes the Middle Jiao

 

CAUTIONS

  • Pneumothorax caution
Elizabeth Fuqua

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