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    BL 48
    Yanggang
    yáng gāng ( 陽綱 )
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Yanggang (BL 48)

Location

3 cun lateral to the midline, level with the lower border of the spinous process of T10 and Danshu (BL 19).

Indications
  • Pain in the hypochondriac region, jaundice
  • Borborygmus, abdominal pain, diarrhea, 
Applications
  • Regulates the Gallbladder and clears damp-heat
  • Harmonizes the middle jiao
Balance Method: 
Techniques

Needle obliquely 0.3-0.5 cun. Perpendicular insertion is not advisable as it may cause pneumothorax.