UB21 (Urinary Bladder 21) - Acupuncture Point Information
Chinese Name: Weishu
English Name: Stomach Shu
Location: 1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of the twelth thoracic vertebra.
Back-Shu point for the Stomach.
Regulates the Middle Jiao and harmonizes the Stomach, reinforces Central Qi, transforms Dampness, eliminates stagnation.
Epigastric pain, borborygmus, vomiting.
Stomach and Spleen Xu/poor digestion/Poor appetite.
abdominal distension, pain in chest and sides, nausea/regurgitation, gastritis, gastric spasms, gastric ulcer, emaciation, back pain, diarrhea/cholera, enlargement of liver, difficulty in swallowing, cold stomach, intestinal parasitosis, night blindness, jaundice, muscular contractures.
Insomnia, prolapsed stomach, gastrointestinal disorders, prolapse of the rectum, accumulation lumps persisting for many years, all disorders due to perverse energy of dampness.
This information is from the book Acupuncture Point Dynamics and has been used with permission from the author John McDonald.
View other points on the Urinary Bladder channel:
(UB1, UB2, UB3, UB4, UB5, UB6, UB7, UB8, UB9, UB10, UB11, UB12, UB13, UB14, UB15, UB16, UB17, UB18, UB19, UB20, UB21, UB22, UB23, UB24, UB25, UB26, UB27, UB28, UB29, UB30, UB31, UB32, UB33, UB34, UB35, UB36, UB37, UB38, UB39, UB40, UB41, UB42, UB43, UB44, UB45, UB46, UB47, UB48, UB49, UB50, UB51, UB52, UB53, UB54, UB55, UB56, UB57, UB58, UB59, UB60, UB61, UB62, UB63, UB64, UB65, UB66, UB67)
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