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UB-41

Fufen

Attached Branch

Also known asAppended Part

Channel
Bladder
Classification
Crossing

Location

  1. 01Positioned 3 cun to the side of the midline, at the same height as the lower edge of the second thoracic vertebra's spinous process, in line with UB-12 Fengmen. Note: with the shoulder in a relaxed position, this 3 cun line lines up with the scapula's medial border.
  2. 02Found 3 cun from the DU channel, at the height of the second thoracic vertebra's spinous process lower border, along the scapula's spinal edge.

Needling

  1. 01Insert obliquely, 0.3 to 0.5 cun.
  2. 02Caution: needling deeply, whether perpendicular or oblique, toward the midline poses a significant pneumothorax risk.
  3. 03Angled insertion, 0.5 to 0.8 cun.
  4. 04Moxibustion may be used.

Point functions

Meeting point of the Small Intestine channel

Actions

  • Activates the channel
  • Relieves pain
  • Dispels Wind and Cold

Indications

  • Tightness of the scapula, shoulder, and back
  • Aching and pain in the shoulder, neck, and back
  • Neck pain and stiffness
  • Numb elbow and upper arm
  • Wind-Cold settled in the interstitial spaces
  • Wind-taxation
  • Back pain that radiates up to the head