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BL18 · Bladder Meridian of Foot-Taiyang

Ganshu 肝俞 (BL18)

Gānshū

LOCATION 1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of the ninth thoracic vertebra.
INDICATIONS Jaundice, pain of the hypochondrium, night blindness, blurred vision, epilepsy, pain of the back.
ACTIONS Spreads liver qi, nourishes liver blood, clears liver heat, brightens the eye.
NEEDLING Oblique or transverse insertion 0.5 to 0.8 cun towards the spine.
MOXIBUSTION Moxa cone 3 to 7 cones; mild-warm moxibustion 15 to 20 minutes.

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