Introduction To Acupoints

Abode of Thought

Acupoint Name:Abode of Thought Acupoint

Acupoint Code:BL-49

PinYin:yishe

Associated Meridian:The Bladder channel of Foot, Greater Yang

Main Diseases for Treatment

Nausea, vomiting, abdominal bloating, gastrointestinal rumbling, diarrhea, jaundice, and inability to swallow food, etc.

Acupoint Location

On the back, below the spinous process of the 11th thoracic vertebra, 3 cun lateral to the midline. (This acupoint is bilateral, one on each side.)

Acupoint Selection Techniques

Sit up straight or lie supine. Take a line across the navel around the abdomen and waist for one week, and the point corresponding to the center of the navel is the 2nd lumbar vertebra. From here, push up for 3 vertebral bodies (i.e., the 11th thoracic vertebra), then measure 4 horizontal fingers laterally from the lower edge of its spinous process, and press where there is a sensation of soreness and swelling, which is the location of this acupoint.

Acupoint Chart

BL-49:Abode of Thought(yishe)
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