LOCATION: 1.5 cun lateral to 1st sacral foramen
FUNCTIONS: Clears Damp Heat
Regulates the Small Intestine & water pathways
Benefits Urination
Moistens Intestines,
Promotes Separation of Pure & Impure
Regulates Bladder
Regulates Excretory & Eliminatory Systems
Secures the Jing
Strengthens Low Back
Tonifies Kidney Qi & Yin
INDICATIONS:
blood in urine
colic
constipation
dark or red urine
dry mouth
emaciation & thirst
enteritis
enuresis
incontinence
low back pain
pain in the sacroiliac joints and diseases of the sacroiliac joints
peritonitis
spermatorrhea
vaginal discharge
NEEDLING: Perpendicularly 0.8-1.2 cun.
PSYCHO-SPIRITUAL USES:
POINT COMBINATIONS:
ANCIENT USES:
OTHER: Good for urinary problems: used allot for blood in urine-- Small Intestine not
separating pure from impure.
Low back pain-- esp. S.I. joints
Also for hemorrhoids, blood in stools
Rheumatoid arthritis (though it doesn't respond as well as osteoarthritis)
