Base de connaissancesPoints d’acupuncture
UB-54
Zhibian
Order's Limit
Autres nomsOrder's Frontier · Lowermost Edge · Order's Edge
- Méridien
- Vessie
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Localisation
- 01Level with the fourth posterior sacral foramen, 3 cun from the median sacral crest.
- 023 cun lateral to the midline of the back, level with the sacral hiatus.
- 03In a depression on the buttock, 3 cun lateral to the sacro-coccygeal hiatus. Note: with the lateral edge of the buttock pressed firmly with the palm, this point falls roughly midway between the midline and that edge.
- 043 cun lateral to the spinous process of the fourth sacral vertebra.
Puncture
- 01Insert perpendicularly, 1.5–2 cun.
- 02Moxibustion may be used.
- 03Insert perpendicularly, 1.5–2.5 cun.
- 04Insert at a slant toward the anus or genitals, 2–3 cun.
Actions
- Benefits the lumbar area
- Activates the channel
- Regulates urination
- Addresses hemorrhoids
Indications
- Lumbosacral pain
- Muscular atrophy
- Impaired movement of the lower limbs
- Dysuria
- Swelling around the external genitalia
- Hemorrhoids
- Constipation
- Pain and coldness in the lumbosacral region
- Lumbar pain from Kidney Deficiency
- Bi and Wei syndromes affecting the lower limbs
- Strained gluteal muscles
- Pain in the buttocks, lower back, and sacrum
- Sciatica
- Paralysis of the hip extensor muscles
- Paralysis of the lower limbs
- Prostatitis
- Difficulty urinating
- Difficulty defecating
- Genital pain
- Urinary retention
- Dark-colored urine
- Seminal emission
- Disorders of the reproductive organs and anus
- Turbid vaginal discharge
Associations
Notes
- This is a key local point for lower back pain that radiates into the buttocks and legs.
- This point is essential in treating sciatica.