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POINT: UB-34 (URINARY BLADDER-34)

NAME: XIALIAO

English: Lower Crevice
Also Known As:

LOCATION:

  • On the sacrum, medial and inferior to UB-33 Zhongliao, just at the posterior sacral foramen.
  • Over the fourth posterior sacral foramen.

NEEDLING:

  • Puncture perpendicularly 0.8 to 1.2 cun.
  • Moxibustion is applicable.
  • Straight insertion 1 to 2 cun. Sensation: distention and soreness in the sacral region, sometimes extending to the legs.
    Note: when locating the foramen, the fingers can be used to find the hole into which the needle is inserted. If the foramen cannot be found, withdraw the needle slightly and try a different angle.
  • Perpendicular insertion 0.5 to 1 cun, or 1.5 to 2 cun through the foramen.

COMMAND FUNCTIONS:

  • Meeting point of the Gall Bladder channel

ACTIONS:

  • Regulates the Lower Jiao
  • Facilitates urination and defecation
  • Regulates menstruation
  • Stops leukorrhea
  • Benefits the lumbar region and legs
  • Nourishes the Kidneys

INDICATIONS:

  • Low back pain
  • Lower abdominal pain
  • Dysuria
  • Constipation
  • Morbid leukorrhea
  • Lower back and foot numbness
  • Paralysis of the lower extremities
  • Pain and stiffness of the lower back and sacrum
  • Sciatica
  • Anal fissures
  • Hemorrhoids
  • Uterovaginal prolapse
  • Difficult or delayed labor
  • Indices labor
  • Sequelae of infantile paralysis
  • Itching, swelling and pain of the genitals
  • Incessant green leukorrhea leading to vaginal pain and pain radiating to the lower abdomen
  • Lumbar pain radiating to the testicles
  • Infertility
  • Impotence
  • Irregular menstruation
  • Dysmenorrhea
  • Ovarian pain or inflammation
  • Leukorrhea
  • Spermatorrhea
  • Orchitis
  • Urinary retention
  • Difficult urination due to infection
  • Skin irritation in the genital region
  • Uterovaginal inflammation
  • Peritonitis
  • Diarrhea
  • Lumbosacral disorders
  • Borborygmus
  • Difficult defecation
  • Hemafecia
  • Painful urinary dysfunction
  • Shan disorder
  • Pain of the sacrum and coccyx

COMBINATIONS:

UB-31
Shangliao
UB-32
Ciliao
 UB-33
Zhongliao
 SP-6
Sanyinjiao
REN-4 joined to REN-3
Guanyuan joined to Zhongji

UB-31
Shangliao
 UB-32
Ciliao
UB-33
Zhongliao
ST-36
Zusanli
SP-6
Sanyinjiao
SP-10
Xuehai
M-CA-18
Zigong
REN-6
Qihai
REN-4
Guanyuan

UB-31
Shangliao
 UB-32
Zhongliao
UB-33
Zhongliao
DU-1
Changqiang
UB-57
Chengshan

Dysmenorrhea

Dysfunctional uterine bleeding

Anal fissures

UB-22
Sanjiaoshu
UB-27
Xiaochangshu
UB-49
Yishe
LIV-13
Zhangmen

 

 

Borborygmus

Abdominal distention

Watery diarrhea

 

 

CONTRAINDICATIONS:

NOTES:

  • UB-31, Shangliao, UB-32 Ciliao, UB-33 Zhongliao and UB-34 Xiaoliao are considered a group of points known as the Eight Crevices (Eight Seams) Baliao. They share the characteristics of regulating the urinary system, (UB-32 Ciliao and to a lesser extent UB-33 Zhongliao are the strongest), the Intestines (UB-34 Xialiao has the widest effect), gynecological disorders (UB-34 Xialiao has the strongest effect) and moving Qi and Blood in the channels and collaterals of the local area and the lower limbs (UB-32 Ciliao and UB-33 Zhongliao are the strongest).
  • All four of these points tonify the Kidneys.
  • They are specific for genital disorders.
  • They tonify the whole body.
  • These points can induce labor.