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| acupoint | Geshu |
| meridian | foot taiyang bladder meridian |
| international code | BL17 |
bubble_chart Category _en.webp)
1.5 cun below the spinous process of the seventh thoracic vertebra (Zhiyang (GV9)) on the back, approximately level with the lower angle of the scapula.
Meeting point of blood, Zhenjiu Dacheng: "Blood disorders are treated here. Above it is Xinshu (BL15), as heart governs blood; below it is Ganshu (BL18), as liver stores blood. Therefore, Geshu (BL17) is the meeting point of blood Additionally, foot taiyang meridian is abundant in blood, and blood is akin to the image of water."
bubble_chart Etymology
Diaphragm, diaphragm. Yu, Tongshu. The points correspond to the diaphragm.
Geshu (BL17) acupoint
(adapted from "Meridians and Acupoints")
(adapted from "Meridians and Acupoints")
- Lingshu‧Beishu: "Between the seven burners (vertebrae),...the body cun is one and a half cun apart."
- Muscles: lower edge of trapezius, latissimus dorsi, longissimus muscle (the lungs are inside the chest, when the lower lobe of the lungs).
- Nerve: The medial branch of the posterior branch of the seventh or eighth thoracic nerve is the cutaneous branch, and the deep layer is the lateral branch of the posterior branch.
- Vessel: The medial branch of the dorsal branch of the seventh intercostal artery and vein.
Oblique insertion 0.5~0.8 cun downward or to the side of the spine. It should not be too deep to avoid accidentally entering the chest and injuring the lungs. Moxibustion with moxa cone 3 to 7 times, moxibustion with moxa stick for 10 to 15 minutes.
Wide chest and diaphragm, clear blood and heat.
- Classical: Back pain, aversion to cold, strong spine, difficulty in tilting, inability to eat, vomiting, excessive salivation, abdominal distension and fullness, severe epigastric pain, cough and vomiting, diaphragm cold, pharyngitis, hematemesis, epistaxis Incessant bleeding, fainting due to weakness, hot blood, persistent abscess hematochezia, consumptive disease, Zhoubi body pain, madness, Hanre bone pain, weak stomach and lack of food, Swollen throat, sleepiness, chest and hypochondrium pain.
- Modern: anemia, chronic tracheitis, hiccup, urticaria measles, wind-dampness arthritis.
