Bladder 11, or Urinary Bladder 11, Abbreviated as BL 11 or UB 11, Transliterated Dazhu in Chinese, Great Vertebra in English.
BL 11 Acupuncture Point Location:
On the back, 1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of the 1st thoracic vertebra.
BL 11 Acupuncture Point Indications:
- All types of bone disease (including pain in the bone, joint pain in the shoulder, back, lumbar, sacrum and knee)
- Fever, cough, headache, nasal congestion
BL 11 Acupuncture Point Benefits:
Benefits the bones and joints, releases the exterior, dispels Wind, spreads and descends Lung Qi, stops cough.
Classification:
Converging point of Bone
Crossing point of the Urinary Bladder and Small Intestine Meridians
Sea of Blood point
