Acupuncture : The gentle art of healing.

The needle of acupuncture reaches the place where words fail

Acupuncture Point Detail

UB 18 Ganshu

Location :

1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of the 9th thoracic vertebra

Indications :

Ineffective hepatitis, hepatomegaly,cholecystitis, back pain, schizophrenia, dream-disturbed sleep, chronic eye diseases. Jaundice, pain in the hypochondriac region, redness of the eye, blurring of vision, night blindness, mental disorders, epilepsy, backache, spitting of blood, epistaxis.

Method of puncturing :

Benefits Liver and Gall Bladder, resolves damp-heat, moves stagnant Qi, benefits the eyes, eliminates wind.

Shu(Lv)

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Perpendicularly 0.3-0.5 inch