Bl-46

Bl-46

Forbidden in Pregnancy?
After 1st monthAcupuncture
Channel
Element
English
Diaphragm Gate
Name
膈關
Transliteration
Geguan
Indications
diaphragm middle jiao (middle third of body) ingestion Bl channel and pain
Kinesiology
Diaphragm
Channel Psychology
Bl: I need approval; I am free to be myself. Control. I’m in charge of my life.
Point Psychology
Sighing
Key Spirit Point Themes
Grief
Symptoms
Belching, sighing, fullness and oppression of the chest and diaphragm, difficult ingestion, vomiting, vomiting blood, drooling, irregular defecation, dark urine, stiffness and pain of the spine, difficulty in bending and extending the spine, back pain with aversion to cold, pain of the body, stiffness of the joints
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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.