NAME
PANGGUANGSHU
LOCATION
1.5 cun lateral to the midline at the level of the second posterior sacral foramen UB-32 Ciliao.
NEEDLING
Perpendicular insertion 0.5 to 1 cun.
Straight insertion 1 to 1.5 cun. Sensation local distention and soreness, sometimes extending to the buttocks.
Puncture perpendicularly 0.8 to 1.2 cun.
Moxibustion is applicable.
COMMAND FUNCTIONS
Back-Shu point of the Bladder
ACTIONS
Regulates the Bladder
Clears Damp-Heat from the Lower Jiao
Dispels Stagnation
Resolves masses
Benefits the lumbar region and legs
Benefits the lumbar vertebrae
Resolves Dampness
Stops pain
Opens the water pathways in the Lower Jiao
Strengthens the loins
INDICATIONS
Difficult urination
Dark urination with unsmooth flow
Retention of urine
Enuresis
Turbid painful urinary dysfunction
Diarrhea
Diarrhea with abdominal pain
Difficult defecation
Constipation
Abdominal fullness
Abdominal masses in women
Wasting and thirsting disorder
Diminished Qi
Weakness of the leg and knee
Cold and contraction of the lower leg
Sciatica
Dysuria
Spermatorrhea
Prostatitis
Hematuria
Lower back, sacrum or sacroiliac pain and stiffness
Cold back and lower extremities
Lower urinary tract stones
Seminal emission
Swelling and pain of the External genitalia
General ulceration, swelling, damp-itching and pain of the vagina
Deficiency swelling of the penis
Stiffness and pain of the sacrum and coccyx
Stiffness and pain of the lumbar spine that radiates to the hypogastrium
Difficulty bending
Wind-taxation lumbar stiffness and pain
Stiffness and pain of the lower spine and buttock
Inability to sit for long
Atrophy disorder and heaviness of the leg
Numbness of the leg
Diabetes
Urinary incontinence
Urination with seminal discharge
Borborygmus
COMBINATIONS
| HT-5 Tongli LIV-1 Dadun SP-11 Jimen LIV-3 Taichong UB-40 Weizhong HT-7 Shenmen | GB-12 Wangu UB-27 Xiaochangshu UB-30 Baihuanshu or KI-3 Taixi KI-10 Yingu UB-23 Shenshu REN-6 Qihai REN-4 Guanyuan | UB-20 Pishu |
| Enuresis | Dark urine | Spleen Deficiency with undigested food in the stool Transforms fluids in the Lower Jiao and promotes diuresis |
| KI-18 Shiguan | REN-8 Shenque DU-20 Baihui | UB-26 Guanyuanshu |
| Difficult defecation with abdominal pain | Rectal prolapse | Wind-taxation lumbar pain |
| UB-27 Xiaochangshu UB-40 Weizhong DU-2 Yaoshu KI-1 Yongchuan | UB-23 Shenshu SP-9 Yinlingquan SP-6 Sanyinjiao | UB-23 Shenshu REN-2 Qugu SP-6 Sanyinjiao |
| Stiffness and pain of the lumbar region | Urinary tract infection | Prostatitis |
| UB-23 Shenshu SP-9 Yinlingquan | UB-23 Shenshu | |
| Expels renal stones | Strengthens the lower back |
CONTRAINDICATIONS
NOTES
This point's principle action is to drain Damp-Heat from the Bladder and genital system.