bubble_chart Etymology Ambition, the place where the mind is stored (Lingshu‧Benshen); room, the place of residence. Lingshu‧Benshen: "kidney storing essence, Jingshe Zhi", the point is next to Shenshu (BL23), hence the name. Also known as Jing Palace (Yixue Rumen), it has a similar meaning.
bubble_chart Location
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Zhishi (BL52) acupoint
(adapted from "Meridians and Acupoints")
Three cun below the spinous process of the second lumbar vertebra (
Mingmen (GV4)), and
Shenshu (BL23) and The lower ends of the rib arches are level.
- Zhenjiu Jiayi Jing: "In the area where there is a three-cun depression on each side of the fourteenth vertebrae."
bubble_chart Anatomy
- Muscles: latissimus dorsi, iliocostalis (the deep part is the kidney).
- Nerves: lateral branch of the posterior branch of the twelfth thoracic nerve, lateral branch of the posterior branch of the first lumbar nerve.
- Vessels: Second lumbar artery and dorsal branch of vein.
bubble_chart Manipulation
Perpendicular insertion or oblique insertion 0.5-0.8 cun to the side of the spine, not too deep. When treating lumpago or nephroptosis, transverse insertion 2-3 cun in the direction of Shenshu (BL23) can be performed. Moxibustion with moxa cone 5~7 rounds, moxibustion with moxa stick for 10~15 minutes.
bubble_chart Efficacy
Benefit the kidneys and strengthen the waist.
- Classical: Lumbago, strong spine, fullness of both flanks, tightness in the lower abdomen, leaking urine, seminal emission, swelling and pain in the vulva, impotence, and edema.
- Modern: nephroptosis, renal colic, nephritis, prostatitis, scrotal eczema, lower limb paralysis, lumbar muscle strain.
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