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BL53 · 足太阳膀胱经

Baohuang bāo huāng · 胞肓

Location. On the sacral region, 3 cun lateral to the posterior midline, at the level of the second sacral foramen.

On the second lateral line where it crosses the sacrum; the name refers to the bladder region.

定位。骶区,平第2骶后孔,骶正中嵴旁开3寸。

位于第二侧线经过骶骨处;穴名指膀胱所在的胞肓之处。

Classical record · not a treatment recommendation. Needling technique is a licensed practitioner's skill and is out of scope here.
Deep insertion in the sacral region can reach beyond the sacrum toward the pelvic cavity. Classical texts limit depth here; this is a practitioner skill.

Other points on the Foot Taiyang Bladder

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