Nomenclature:
Wei: stomach Shu:point
Weishu is the place where the Qi of the stomach infuses into the back.
Point: BL21
Chinese Name: 胃俞
Name: Weishu
English Name/Meaning: Stomach Transporter
Pinyin: wèi shū
Han Geul 한글: wi yu 위유
Romaji: i yu
Vietnamese: Vị du
Location:
1.5cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of the 12th thoracic vertebra.
Functions of weishu:
- Regulates stomach qi.
- Transforms damp.
- Eliminates food stagnation.
Indication:
Main point for gastric disorders like epigastric pain, vomiting, abdominal distension, borborygmus.
Chest and hypochondriac pain.
Method:
Puncture obliquely 0.5-0.8cun.
Remarks:
Back-Shu Point of the Stomach.
Precaution:
Deep perpendicular or needling in a wrong direction carries a substantial risk of causing a pneumothorax.