Dannang (EX-LE6) back transport point.

bubble_chart Etymology

Yu, Tongtong. The acupoint corresponds to the gallbladder and is the back transport point of the gallbladder.

bubble_chart Location

Danshu (BL19) acupoint
(quoted from "Meridians and Acupoints")

• Zhenjiu Jiayi Jing: "One cun and five fen on each side below the tenth vertebra."

bubble_chart Anatomy

• Muscles: between the latissimus dorsi, longissimus and iliocostalis (in the chest when the diaphragm costal sinus and the lower edge of the lungs meet).
• Nerve: The medial cutaneous branch of the posterior branch of the tenth thoracic nerve, and the deep layer is the lateral branch of the posterior branch.
• Vessel: dorsal medial branch of the tenth intercostal artery and vein.

bubble_chart Manipulation

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 5 times, moxibustion with moxa stick for 10 to 15 minutes.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Regulating the liver and gallbladder, benefiting the chest and ribs.

• Classical: Full chest, no vomiting, bitter mouth, dry tongue, fluid retention, inability to eat, hypochondriac pain, yellow eyes, jaundice, pulmonary tuberculosis, vomiting, shortness of breath, bone steaming and labor fever , palpitations, yellow and red spots on the face.
• Modern: viral hepatitis, acute abdominal pain (including biliary colic), Dannang (EX-LE6) inflammation, biliary ascariasis, gastritis.

bubble_chart Combinations

• hypochondriac pain Do not lie down: Danshu (BL19), Zhangmen (LR13).
• Panic: Danshu (BL19), Jiexi (ST41).
• pulmonary tuberculosis: Geshu (BL17), Danshu (BL19).
• Viral hepatitis: Danshu (BL19), Zhiyang (GV9), Zusanli (ST36), Taichong (LR3) .
• Dannang (EX-LE6) inflammation: Danshu (BL19), Dannang (EX-LE6) points.
• Biliary ascariasis: Danshu (BL19), Neiguan (PC6), Yanglingquan (GB34).