Bl-23

Bl-23

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After 1st monthAcupuncture
Channel
Element
English

Kidney Shu

Name

腎俞

Transliteration

Shenshu

Special Point
Key PointBack-Shu Point
Description

Back-Shu point of the kidneys

Indications
kidneys fortifies yang essence kidney yin kidney qi the water passages urination uterus ears eyes lumbar region knees
Kinesiology
Key point for water retention key point for kidney and bladder function impotence asthma digestion hearing vision brain lumbar pain feeling depleted after sex
Channel Psychology

Bl: I need approval; I am free to be myself. Control. I’m in charge of my life

Point Psychology
Excessive fear great anger anxiety worry lack of initiative and will power negativity and depression
Symptoms

Oedema, difficult urination, incontinence, frequent or dripping urination, dripping urination, wasting and thirsting disorder with frequent urination, blood in the urine, seminal emission, impotence, premature ejaculation, pain of the genitals, acute hypogastric pain, irregular menstruation, chronic cold of the uterus, red and white vaginal discharge, diarrhoea, bowel sounds, undigested food in the stools, eats a lot but remains thin, pain of the lateral costal region, cold and distension of the stomach, vomiting, chronic short breath and cough, asthma, diminished qi, deafness, tinnitus, visual dizziness, night blindness, blurred vision, the five taxations and the seven injuries (excessive standing, excessive sitting, excessive lying, excessive walking, excessive use of eyes, overeating, great anger, heavy lifting, worry and anxiety, excessive fear, extreme climate conditions), heavy head with heat in the body, redness and heat of the face, redness of the head and body, yellow-black complexion, headache, alternating chills and fever, heart pain, pain and soreness of the lumbar region and knees, icy-cold sensation of the lumbar region, cold legs, hot and cold sensations of the bones, paralysis of one side of the body

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The point information was compiled from multiple sources including College of Complementary Medicine, Sydney Australia. Point location diagram recreated from A Manual of Acupuncture, P Deadman.