One of the Baliao points. Intersecting point: Suwen‧Mouci Lun Wang Bing's note: "foot taiyin, Jueyin, Shaoyang knot"; bronze figure acupoint acupuncture and moxibustion picture Sutra: "foot taiyang, Jueyin knot"; Leijing Tuyi: "foot jueyin branch is different from Taiyin, The meeting formed by Shaoyin".

bubble_chart Etymology

Liao is also used as a hole in a bone. The point is located at the fourth posterior sacral foramen, which should be at the bottom of the Baliao point, hence its name.

bubble_chart Location

Baliao acupoints (BL31~BL34)
(adapted from "Meridians and Acupoints")

• Zhenjiu Jiayi Jing: "In the Fourth Sky, the Heroic Spine";
• Zhenjiu Jicheng: "In Zhongliao (BL33) The next cun and two points."

bubble_chart Anatomy

• Muscle: Origin of gluteus maximus.
• Nerve: posterior branch of the fourth sacral nerve.
• Vessels: branches of the inferior gluteal artery and vein.

bubble_chart Manipulation

Directly opposite the posterior sacral foramen perpendicular insertion or slightly upward oblique insertion 1 to 2 cun, not too deep to avoid passing through the sacral foramen and injuring the rectum and bladder. Moxibustion with moxa cone 3 to 7 times, moxibustion with moxa stick for 10 to 15 minutes.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Manage the lower jiao and strengthen the waist and legs.

• Classical: Lumbago, abdominal pain, bowel sounds, diarrhea, hematochezia, itching and pain in the vagina, turbid stranguria in women, red leucorrhea.
• Modern: dysmenorrheal, pelvic inflammation, hypertension, prostatitis.

bubble_chart Combinations

• Cangzhi vaginal pain: Zhongliao (BL33), Xialiao (BL34), Taichong (LR3), Duyin (EX-LE11).