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BL-31 Shangliao (Upper Bone-Hole) - one of the eight sacral foramina points, benefiting the lower burner and lumbosacral region.
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Bladder 32 (BL 32) Ci Liao — Second Bone-Hole
BL-32 Ciliao (Second Bone-Hole) - the most used of the sacral foramina points, for gynaecology, labour and lumbosacral pain.
Read More »Bladder 33 (BL 33) Zhong Liao — Central Bone-Hole
BL-33 Zhongliao (Central Bone-Hole) - a sacral foramina point for the lower burner and lumbosacral region.
Read More »Bladder 34 (BL 34) Xia Liao — Lower Bone-Hole
BL-34 Xialiao (Lower Bone-Hole) - the lowest of the sacral foramina points, for the lower burner and lumbosacral region.
Read More »Bladder 35 (BL 35) Hui Yang — Meeting of Yang
BL-35 Huiyang (Meeting of Yang) - benefits the lower orifices and the lumbosacral region.
Read More »Bladder 36 (BL 36) Cheng Fu — Support
BL-36 Chengfu (Support) - a local point for the buttock and sciatica.
Read More »Bladder 37 (BL 37) Yin Men — Gate of Abundance
BL-37 Yinmen (Gate of Abundance) - a local point for the back of the thigh and low back pain.
Read More »Bladder 38 (BL 38) Fu Xi — Floating Cleft
BL-38 Fuxi (Floating Cleft) - a local point for the knee and popliteal region.
Read More »Bladder 39 (BL 39) Wei Yang — Outside the Crook
BL-39 Weiyang (Outside the Crook) - the Lower He-Sea point of the Triple Burner, regulating water and the lower burner.
Read More »Bladder 40 (BL 40) Wei Zhong — Bend Middle
BL-40 Weizhong (Bend Middle) - the He-Sea point of the Bladder and the Command point of the back; the principal point for low back pain.
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