Pangguangshu BL28 : Nomenclature, Location, Function, Indication, Method

Nomenclature:

Pangguang: Bladder        Shu:point
Pangguangshu is the place where the Qi of the bladder infuses into the back.

Point: BL28
Chinese Name: 膀胱俞
Name: Pangguangshu
English Name/Meaning: Bladder Transporter
Pinyin: páng guāng shū
Han Geul 한글: bang wang yu 방광유
Romaji: bōkō yu
Vietnamese:Bàng quang du

Location:

1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of the 2nd sacral vertebra.

Functions:

• Regulates bladder (any urinary problems, drying out dampness, renal/bladder stones).
• Benefits lumbar vertebrae.

Indications of Pangguangshu:

• Pangguangshu is the main point for diseases of the urinary bladder and its functional regulation: obstruction of urination, difficulty in urination, frequent urination, retention or enuresis, incontinence of urine.
• Also benefits in diarrhea, constipation;
• Main point for Stiffness and pain of the local area, sciatica.

Method:

Perpendicularly 0.8-1.2cun

Remarks:

Back-Shu Point of the Urinary Bladder.