Huiyang BL35: Nomenclature, Location, Functions, Indications

Nomenclature:

Hui: crossing Yang: Yang of Yin-yang
Huiyang pertains to the yang meridian where it crosses the governor Vessel (Dumai), which is considered as the sea of the Yang meridians.
Point: BL35
Chinese Name: 会阳
Name: Huiyang
English Name/Meaning: Meeting of Yang
Pinyin: huì yáng
Han Geul 한글: hoe yang 회양
Romaji: e yō
Vietnamese:Hội dương

Location:

On the sacrum, 0.5 cun lateral to the tip of the coccyx.

Functions of Huiyang:

• Clears damp-heat and regulates the lower jiao.
• Benefits the coccys and treats hemorrhoids.

Indications:

Pain and numbness in the sacral region, pain in the anus, prolapsed rectum, hemorrhoids, pain in coccyx, menstrual back pain.

Method:

Perpendicular insertion 1 to 1.5 cun.