UB 25 Acupuncture Point - Da Chang Shu - Bladder Meridian
- Chinese Name Da Chang Shu
- English Name Large Intestine Shu
- Location: 1.5 cun lateral to GV 3, level with L4.
- Point Associations:
- Large Intestine Back-shu Point
- Actions & Effects:
- Main point for low back pain especially when related to constipation a/or menstruation. Combine with local points such as GV 3, UB 26, Shiqizhui (between L5 and S1), UB 31, UB 32, GB 30 & distal points such as GB 34, GB 39, GB 41, UB 40, UB 57, UB 58, UB 60 & UB 62.
- Main point for all intestine related issues: constipation, diarrhea, dysentery, colitis, IBS, etc.
- Bladder Meridian Points (67):
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67
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
- Harstein, 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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Uses: Abdominal Pain, Abdominal Masses, Dysmenorrhea (Cramps). Shao Fu Zhu Yu Wan, literally "Abdominal Stasis Relief Pills" in Chinese, promotes blood circulation to remove blood stasis, warms meridians to relieve pain. The Chinese medicine is used for lower abdominal pain or palpable masses, which may or may not be painful, fullness and flatulence in the lower abdomen, oligomenorrhea with purplish or blackish menses or with blood clot, metrorrhagia and metrostaxis, and dysmenorrhea.*
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