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This is the Front-Mu (alarm) point of the Bladder. It is the principal point for bladder and urinary disorders, benefits the genitals and regulates the lower burner and uterus.
Location
On the lower abdomen, on the anterior midline, 4 cun inferior to the umbilicus (1 cun superior to the pubic symphysis).
Anatomy
On the linea alba; the inferior epigastric and external pudendal arteries; the iliohypogastric nerve.
Actions & Functions
- Benefits the bladder and promotes urination (Front-Mu of the Bladder)
- Resolves damp-heat in the lower burner
- Benefits the uterus and regulates menstruation
- Benefits the genitals and tonifies the Kidney
Indications
Retention or difficult and painful urination, cystitis, enuresis, irregular menstruation and dysmenorrhoea, leucorrhoea, infertility, and seminal emission.
Needling
0.5-1.2 cun, perpendicular insertion (empty the bladder first).
Moxibustion Suitability
Suitable for moxibustion.
Point Combinations
With SP-6 and SP-9 for urinary and gynaecological disorders; with BL-28 (its Back-Shu) for the bladder.
Classical Text References
The Front-Mu point of the Bladder; a meeting point with the three leg yin channels.
Cautions & Contraindications
Empty the bladder before insertion. Caution/contraindicated in pregnancy.
Latest Research
Latest peer-reviewed research on this point will be summarised here, with citations linked to PubMed, via our research integration.
