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    Back-Shu of the Gallbladder · Wood · Bladder inner line

    BL-19Dǎn Shū 膽俞

    Back-Shu of the Gallbladder 膽. Front-Mù pair: GB-24 Rì Yuè.

    Spinal level
    T10
    1.5 cùn lateral to the spine
    Element
    Wood
    Front-Mù pair
    GB-24 Rì Yuè

    Location

    1.5 cùn lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of T10.

    Actions

    • Clears Damp-Heat from the Liver and Gallbladder
    • Regulates Shào Yáng
    • Strengthens the Gallbladder and resolves timidity

    Indications

    Bitter taste, jaundice, timidity, damp-heat in Gallbladder, indecision.

    Pair with LR/GB channel points for Shào Yáng syndromes and biliary complaints.

    Needling technique

    Oblique toward the spine, 0.5–0.8 cùn.

    Moxibustion

    Gentle stick moxa for cold-damp jaundice or timidity from Gallbladder deficiency.

    Cautions

    Pneumothorax risk with deep perpendicular needling.

    Classical pairings

    • GB-34 Yáng Líng Quán — He-sea, benefits sinews and Gallbladder
    • GB-24 Rì Yuè — Front-Mù of the Gallbladder
    • BL-18 Gān Shū — combined Liver-Gallbladder treatment

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    Point locations source: WHO Standard Acupuncture Point Locations — World Health Organization, 2008.

    Cun measurements and anatomical landmarks cross-checked against Peter Deadman, A Manual of Acupuncture.

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