Introduction To Acupoints

Door of the Corporeal Soul

Acupoint Name:Door of the Corporeal Soul Acupoint

Acupoint Code:BL-42

PinYin:pohu

Associated Meridian:The Bladder channel of Foot, Greater Yang

Main Diseases for Treatment

Cough, asthma, fatigue, stiff neck, and shoulder and back pain, etc.

Acupoint Location

On the back, below the spinous process of the 3rd thoracic vertebra, 3 cun lateral to the midline. (This acupoint is bilateral, one on each side.)

Acupoint Selection Techniques

Sit up straight and lower your head. Count down from the spinous process of the 7th cervical vertebra to the 3rd thoracic vertebra's spinous process, then measure 4 horizontal fingers lateral from its lower edge, and press where there is a sensation of soreness and swelling, which is the location of this acupoint.

Acupoint Chart

BL-42:Door of the Corporeal Soul(pohu)
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