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POINT: N-BW-15

NAME: SHENJI

English: Kidney Spine
Also Known As:

LOCATION:

  • 0.5 cun lateral to the lower end of the second lumbar vertebra.

NEEDLING:

  • Straight insertion 1.5 to 2 cun.

COMMAND FUNCTIONS:

ACTIONS:

INDICATIONS:

  • Spondylitis
  • Inflammation of the vertebral ligaments
  • Paralysis of the lower limb

COMBINATIONS:

 

    

 

    

CONTRAINDICATIONS:

NOTES:

  • This is one of the Huatou-Jiaji points.