(UB) Urinary Bladder Meridian - Point Functions Chart
You may click on a specific acupuncture point for more detailed information including the location, functions, precautions and the chinese and english names.
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Points
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Functions
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| UB 1 | eye problems from excess, wind a/or heat, pain, swelling, blurred vision |
| UB 2 | sinus issues, allergies; red, itchy eyes; headache |
| UB 7 | restore Qi flow with the head; nose issues, congestion, sinusitis |
| UB 10 | sea of Qi; window of the sky; stiff neck & shoulders |
| UB 11 | hui meeting of the bones; sea of Blood; bone a/or joint disorders, arthritis; upper respiratory infections, cold, flu; tonify bone marrow, anemia |
| UB 12 | wind disorders; tonify wei qi |
| UB 13 | LU Shu; lung disorders, cough, asthma, SOB; body fluids, skin disorders; grief, sadness |
| UB 14 | PC Shu; heart issues, palpitations, anxiety; jue yin, LV Qi stagnation effecting chest |
| UB 15 | HT Shu; heart a/or spirit issues, insomnia; night sweats from deficient Qi or Yin |
| UB 16 | GV Shu; hot skin disorders, acne, boils |
| UB 17 | Diaphragm Shu; hui meeting of the Blood; nourish Blood, four flowers w/UB 19; menstrual issues from deficient Blood; skin issues, red, itchy |
| UB 18 | LV Shu; LV organ issues, hepatitis, jaundice; eye issues, dryness, redness; emotional imbalances, anger; subcostal a/or hypochondriac tension/pain |
| UB 19 | GB Shu; shao yang level diseases, alternating fever & chills; LV/GB damp-heat issues, hepatitis, jaundice; nourish Blood, four flowers w/UB 17; pain along the sides of the body |
| UB 20 | SP Shu; spleen issues, digestion, prolapse, reckless bleeding |
| UB 21 | ST Shu; stomach issues, food stagnation, vomiting, accumulations |
| UB 22 | TH Shu; water disorders esp. between middle and lower jiaos, bloating, urinary retention |
| UB 23 | KD Shu; male sexual issues, impotence; female sexual and reproductive issues, infertility; KD Yang deficiency; breathing issues, KD grasp the Qi; acute/chronic low back pain; ear issues, tinnitus, deafness |
| UB 24 | Sea of Qi Shu; back pain |
| UB 25 | LI Shu; back pain w/constipation a/or period; intestinal issues, constipation, diarrhea |
| UB 26 | Yuan Qi Storage Shu; low back pain |
| UB 27 | SI Shu; SI damp-heat issues, diarrhea, dysentary; damp-heat urinary issues, painful urination, cystitis |
| UB 28 | UB Shu; urinary bladder issues, painful, dark urination, incontinence, frequent urination; rid dampness in the body through urination w/SP 9 |
| UB 30 | White Ring Shu; gynecological issues from KD Qi/Yin deficiency, vaginal discharge, menstrual issues |
| UB 31 | one of the eight liao; genito-urinary, lower back, sacrum issues, sciatica, lumbosacral pain |
| UB 32 | one of the eight liao; used most often; induce labor, ease labor pain; menstrual issues, blood stagnation, discharges |
| UB 33 | one of the eight liao; genito-urinary, intestinal issues |
| UB 34 | one of the eight liao; genital and intestinal issues |
| UB 35 | hemorrhoids; coccyx trauma, deviation, pain |
| UB 36 | low back pain; tonify elderly patients, weak legs |
| UB 39 | lower he sea of TH; damp-heat in the lower jiao, difficult urination; urinary incontinence |
| UB 40 | he sea; lower he sea of UB; lumbar command point; acute low back issues; skin diseases, red, itchy, inflammed; moves fluids, lower body edema |
| UB 42 | reinforce UB 13 LU Shu, cough, asthma; drains heat from the 5 zang |
| UB 43 | Vital Region Shu; tonify weakness and deficiency, fatigue, chronic illness, difficult to cure diseases; deficient LU issues, asthma |
| UB 44 | reinforce UB 15 HT Shu, spirit disorders, insomnia |
| UB 47 | reinforce UB 18 LV Shu; local back, chest, rib pain |
| UB 49 | reinforce UB 20 SP Shu; disperse dampness/damp-heat, wasting & thirsting disorder |
| UB 52 | reinforce UB 23 KD Shu; tonify KD Jing, Yin, Yang, incontinence, infertility, impotence; local low back pain |
| UB 54 | sciatica, lumbosacral pain; 5 Lin painful urinary dysfunction |
| UB 57 | hemorrhoids from excess or deficiency; local calf pain; heel and foot pain |
| UB 58 | luo connecting; release the exterior, neck pain and stiffness; chronic low back pain; "excess above, deficiency below", weak low back with stiff neck |
| UB 59 | xi cleft; resolve qi stagnation effecting mobility; lateral ankle sprain |
| UB 60 | jing river; headache; chronic low back pain, pain along UB channel; induce labor, expel placenta |
| UB 62 | yang qiao master, couple with GV master (SI 3); insomnia; wind in head/face, stroke, facial paralysis; wind-cold, chills and fever; w/SI 3 low back pain |
| UB 67 | jing well; clear stagnation from opposite end of channel, vertex headache; adjust breech fetus |
Sources and More Information
The information on our site is drawn from our own lecture notes and clinical experience. The following lecture notes were used within this section:
- Ferro, Barbara: New England School of Acupuncture, Point Location Lecture Notes
- Hartstein, Rachel: New England School of Acupuncture, Actions & Effects Lecture Notes
For a complete list of valuable resources, see our Acupuncture Theory Resources section. The most recommended texts are below:
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