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Chinese Name:
Danshu (English translation: Gall Bladder Shu)
Location:
On the back, 1.5 cun lateral to the lower
border of the spinous process of the 10th thoracic vertebra.
Classification:
Back-Shu point of the Gall Bladder
Indications:
- Jaundice, bitter taste in mouth, pain in the
hypochondrium
- Pulmonary tuberculosis, hectic fever
Functions:
Regulates and strengthens Gall Bladder Qi, resolves Gall Bladder/Liver
Damp-Heat, clears Shaoyang pathogens.
Notes:
Back-Shu points are corresponding points on the back where the
Qi of the respective Zang-Fu organ is infused. If the Five Zang organs are
diseased, abnormal reactions appear on the Back-Shu points. Back-Shu points have
a direct therapeutic effect on the diseases of the Five Zang organs. For more
complete information on Back-Shu and Front-Mu points,
click here.
Needling: Oblique insertion .5 - .8 cun.

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