Friday, November 4, 2016

U.B. 48 "Yang's Parameter" Yanggang


LOCATION: 3 cun lateral to T-10
IMAGE: Also translated as "Spreading Yang," a reference to the point's function of spreading Shao
Yang Qi.
FUNCTIONS: Dispels Heat & Damp from GallBladder, Regulates Stomach and Gall Bladder,
Spreads Shao Yang Qi, Strengthens Spleen,
INDICATIONS:
cholecystitis
gastritis
hepatitis
NEEDLING: Obliquely 0.3 - 0.5 cun
PSYCHO-SPIRITUAL USES:
POINT COMBINATIONS:
ANCIENT USES:
OTHER: Spleen Qi deficient; diarrhea
damp heat jaundice
J.C. Darrus:
fatigue, exhaustion