Jueyinshu (BL14)
Jueyinshu (BL14), “Jue Yin Shu”, is a point on the Bladder meridian. It is point 14 of the 67 on the channel. Back-Shu of the Pericardium: regulates the Heart, unbinds the chest and calms the Shen.
Location
In the upper back, level with the lower border of the T4 spinous process, 1.5 cun lateral to the posterior median line.
Functions according to tradition
Back-Shu of the Pericardium: regulates the Heart, unbinds the chest and calms the Shen.
Traditional indications
- Cardiac pain
- Palpitations
- Chest oppression
- Cough
- Vomiting
Indications described by tradition; they do not amount to proven clinical effectiveness for each one.
What its classification means
Located on the back, on the inner branch of the Bladder channel, at the level of the organ it relates to. Tradition prefers it for chronic disorders and disorders of the zang organs.
Precautions
Needle obliquely towards the spine: deep perpendicular insertion reaches the lung.
Points on other channels with similar indications
They share several traditional indications with this point. Comparing them helps understand why one or the other is chosen.
- KI20 Futonggu (Kidney): Chest oppression, Cough, Palpitations, Vomiting
- CV15 Jiuwei (Ren Mai (Conception Vessel)): Cardiac pain, Chest oppression, Palpitations
- PC2 Tianquan (Pericardium): Cardiac pain, Chest oppression, Cough
- KI22 Bulang (Kidney): Chest oppression, Cough, Vomiting
- KI23 Shenfeng (Kidney): Chest oppression, Cough, Vomiting
- PC3 Quze (Pericardium): Cardiac pain, Palpitations, Vomiting
Point profile
- Code
- BL14
- Pinyin name
- Jué Yīn Shū
- Characters
- 厥阴俞
- Translation
- Jue Yin Shu
- Meridian
- Bladder
- Element
- Water
- Classification
- Back-Shu
- Topics
- Heart, Chest, Mental
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