Fufen (BL41)
Fufen (BL41), “Attached Branch”, is a point on the Bladder meridian. It is point 41 of the 67 on the channel. Dispels Wind-Cold from the neck and shoulder and relaxes the sinews.
Location
In the upper back, level with the lower border of the T2 spinous process, 3 cun lateral to the posterior median line.
Functions according to tradition
Dispels Wind-Cold from the neck and shoulder and relaxes the sinews.
Traditional indications
- Neck stiffness
- Shoulder pain
- Elbow numbness
- Upper back pain
Indications described by tradition; they do not amount to proven clinical effectiveness for each one.
What its classification means
Two or more channels meet here, so it is credited with acting on all of them.
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.
- TE15 Tianliao (San Jiao (Triple Burner)): Neck stiffness, Shoulder pain, Upper back pain
- SI15 Jianzhongshu (Small Intestine): Neck stiffness, Shoulder pain
- SI6 Yanglao (Small Intestine): Neck stiffness, Shoulder pain
- GB20 Fengchi (Gallbladder): Neck stiffness
- GV16 Fengfu (Du Mai (Governing Vessel)): Neck stiffness
- SI12 Bingfeng (Small Intestine): Shoulder pain
Point profile
- Code
- BL41
- Pinyin name
- Fù Fēn
- Characters
- 附分
- Translation
- Attached Branch
- Meridian
- Bladder
- Element
- Water
- Classification
- Crossing point
- Topics
- Neck, Shoulder, Wind
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