Urinary Bladder 50 (UB 50)
Pinyin Name & English Translation
Weicang, Stomach Grainery
Location
3 cun lateral to the Du Meridian, at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the twelfth thoracic vertebra.
Indications
Abdominal distension, pain in the epigastric region and back, infantile indigestion.
Traditional Action
Harmonizes the stomach and transofmrs damp, rectifies Qi and disinhibits the center.
Contraindications
References:
Maciocia, Giovanni. The Foundations of Chinese Medicine. London: Churchill Livingstone, 1989
O’Connor, John and Bensky, Dan, trans. Acupuncture, A Comprehensive Text. Seattle: Eastland Press, 1981
Xinnong, Cheng, et al. Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion. Beijing: Foreign Languages Press, 1987.