UB 36-41 Flashcards
(28 cards)
UB 36 Location
On the posterior side of the thigh, at the midpoint of the inferior gluteal crease
UB 36 Needling
Perpendicularly 0.5- 1.0 inch
UB 36 Actions
Activates the channel, relaxes the sinews & alleviates pain
Regulates the lower jiao and alleviates pain
Treats hemorrhoids
UB 36 Indication
Sciatica
UB 37 Location
6 cun below UB36 on the line joining UB36 and UB40
UB 37 Needling
Perpendicularly 1.0 - 2.0 inches
UB 37 Action
Activates the channel and alleviates pain
Benefits the lumbar spine
UB 37 Indication
Sciatica
UB 38 Location
1 cun above UB39 on the medial side of the tendon of m. biceps femoris. The point is located with the knee slightly flexed
UB 38 Needling
Perp .5-1
UB 38 Action
Relaxes the sinews and alleviates pain
Clears heat and soothes contraction
UB 38 Indication
Pain behind knee, bicep issues
UB 39 Classification
Lower He-Sea point of the San Jiao
UB 39 Location
Lateral to UB40, on the medial border of the tendon of m. biceps femoris
UB 39 Needling
Perpendicularly 0.5- 1.0 inch
UB 39 Action
Harmonizes the Sanjiao and regulates urination
Activates the channel and alleviates pain
UB 39 Indication
Regulate fire and water
Drainage and water passages
Edema/ abdominal distension
Posterior deltoid (ST 38 anterior deltoid)
UB 40 Classification
He-Sea and Earth point
Command point for lumbar
Cardinal point for lower back stagnation
UB 40 Location
Midpoint of the transverse crease of the popliteal fossa, between the tendons of m. biceps femoris and m. semitendonosis
UB 40 Needling
Perpendicularly 0.5- 1.0 inch
UB 40 Action
Benefits the lumbar region and knees
Activates the channel and alleviates pain
Cools the blood
Clears summer-heat and stops vomiting & diarrhea
Benefits the Bladder
UB 40 Indications
Lumbar blood stasis
UB 40 Cautions
Tibial nerve and the popliteal artery and vein lie deep to this point
UB 41 Location
3 cun lateral to the Du meridian, at the level of the lower border of T2, on the spinal border of the scapula
