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Bladder 40 - Wei Zhong (BL 54)

“Commission the Middle” “Commanding Middle” “Bend Middle” (referring to location in the center of popliteal fossa)

Perpendicular 0.5-1.5, or moxa or bleed

Earth point, He Sea Point, Lower He Sea Point of Bladder, Lumbar Command Point 


* Drains Summer Heat - abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea, heat exhaustion, acute gastroenteritis, coma due to stroke, tidal fevers, body feels heavy, diarrhea with bloody stools

* Benefits the Lower Back and Knees - low back pain (bleed if acute), motor impairment of the hip, contracture of tendons of the popliteal fossa, muscular atrophy, motor impairment and pain in lower extremities, hemiplegia, sciatica, arthritis of the knee, spasm of the gastrocnemius, pain in the area of BL 23, stiff and painful lumbar spine, spinal injury, lumbago with stiff neck, foot swollen, pain at T5, osteoarthritis- subluxations of the cervical spine-whiplash- injuries (with BL 58 & BL 60)


* Drains Damp Heat from the Skin - itching, erysipelas, oozing sores, inflamed skin, leprosy, carbuncles, skin diseases in general
* Clears Obstructions from the Channels - hemorrhoids (bleed-Tan), night sweats due to weakness, epistaxis, bleeding hemorrhoids, cerebralvascular accident, hemiplegia, numbness of elbow or arm, seizures, twisting pain in chest and abdomen, madness, nervousness, shivering, loss of hair on head and eyebrows, metabolic disorders, inflammation point, head injury - Tai Yang Cold or flu - basilar or cervical artery insufficiency (with BL 58 & BL 60)
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