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    BL 19

    Danshu

    dǎn shū (膽俞 )
    Gallbladder Shu, Gallbladder Back Transporting Point
    Foot Taiyang - BL Channel

Danshu (BL 19)

Location

1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of T10 [Zhongshu (GV 7)].

Indications
  • Jaundice, bitter taste of the mouth
  • Pain in the chest and hypochondriac region
  • Pulmonary tuberculosis, afternoon fever
Applications
  • Clears damp-heat from the Liver and Gallbladder
  • Clears pathogenic factors from the shaoyang
  • Tonifies and regulates Gallbladder qi
Balance Method: 
Techniques

Needle obliquely 0.5-0.8 cun. Perpendicular insertion is not advisable as it may cause pneumothorax.

Remarks
Special Points Remarks: 
Back Shu Point - GB