BL17 (Gé Shū, “Diaphragm Shu”) is the Hui-Meeting of Blood point of the Bladder Meridian. Found 1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of the seventh thoracic vertebra (T7), at the level of the seventh intercostal space. It invigorates blood, resolves stagnation, and harmonizes the diaphragm.
Found 1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of the seventh thoracic vertebra (T7), at the level of the seventh intercostal space.
Puncture obliquely 0.5-0.8 cun. Caution: Pneumothorax.
Invigorates blood, resolves stagnation, and harmonizes the diaphragm.
Blood stasis syndromes, hiccups, vomiting, cough, asthma, anemia.
BL17, the Hui-Meeting point of Blood, is the most important point for invigorating blood, resolving stagnation, and harmonizing the diaphragm. It is indispensable for all blood-related disorders, including blood stasis, deficiency, and heat, manifesting as pain, masses, or menstrual irregularities. It is also renowned for treating hiccup, nausea, and vomiting due to its action on the diaphragm. A classic pairing is with SP10 for various blood disorders.
BL17 is one of 67 points on the Bladder Meridian. Nearby points:
Found 1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of the seventh thoracic vertebra (T7), at the level of the seventh intercostal space.
BL17 invigorates blood, resolves stagnation, and harmonizes the diaphragm. Common clinical indications include blood stasis syndromes, hiccups, vomiting, cough, asthma, anemia.
Puncture obliquely 0.5-0.8 cun. Caution: Pneumothorax. Caution: ⚠ Pneumothorax risk: oblique/shallow only, never deep perpendicular over the chest wall.
BL17 is a point on the Bladder Meridian (Zú Tài Yáng Páng Guāng Jīng).