Ciliao BL32 : Nomenclature, Location, Function, Indication, Method

Nomenclature:

Ci: second Liao: foramen
Ciliao is at the second posterior foramen.

Point: BL32
Chinese Name: 次髎
Name: Ciliao
English Name/Meaning: Second Crevice
Pinyin: cì liáo
Han Geul 한글: cha ryo 차료
Romaji: ji ryō
Vietnamese:Thứ liêu

Location:

Ciliao lies in the region of sacrum, medial and inferior to the posterior- superior iliac spine, in the 2nd posterior sacral foramen.

Functions:

Regulates lower Burner (for genital problems, regulates hormones, infertility, sterility, prolapse, orchitis).
Strengthens the lower back and legs (sacroiliac joint, sciatica, lumbar point).

Indications of Ciliao:

• Main point of the urinary system: difficulty in urination, cystitis, retention, enuresis, etc.
• Benefits diseases of the genital system: impotence, spermatorrhea, irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea, prolonged labor, morbid leucorrhea, seminal emission.
• Pain of the local area: lumbosacral pain, weakness or paralysis in the lower limbs.
• Main point of the acupuncture anaesthesia in the lower abdomen.

Method:

Puncture perpendicularly 1-1.5 cun.