BL 50 Acupuncture Point

Bladder 50, or Urinary Bladder 50, Abbreviated as BL 50 or UB 50, Transliterated Weicang in Chinese, Stomach Granary in English.

BL 50 Acupuncture Point Location:

On the back, 3.0 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of the 12th thoracic vertebra.

BL 50 Acupuncture Point Indications:

  • Epigastric pain, abdominal distention
  • Infantile dyspepsia
  • Edema

BL 50 Acupuncture Point Benefits:

Regulates the Spleen and Stomach, and harmonizes the Middle Jiao.