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Urinary Bladder Meridian Graphic

The Urinary Bladder meridian graphic shows the pathway and acupuncture points along this traditional Chinese medicine energy channel.

Urinary Bladder Meridian Graphic - TCM Energy Channel Pathway
Urinary Bladder Meridian Graphic 2 - Additional Pathway View

Urinary Bladder Meridian Acupuncture Points

Click on any point below to view detailed information about its location, actions, and clinical applications:

UB 1 UB 2 UB 3 UB 4 UB 5 UB 6 UB 7 UB 8 UB 9 UB 10 UB 11 UB 12 UB 13 UB 14 UB 15 UB 16 UB 17 UB 18 UB 19 UB 20 UB 21 UB 22 UB 23 UB 24 UB 25 UB 26 UB 27 UB 28 UB 29 UB 30 UB 31 UB 32 UB 33 UB 34 UB 35 UB 36 UB 37 UB 38 UB 39 UB 40 UB 41 UB 42 UB 43 UB 44 UB 45 UB 46 UB 47 UB 48 UB 49 UB 50 UB 51 UB 52 UB 53 UB 54 UB 55 UB 56 UB 57 UB 58 UB 59 UB 60 UB 61 UB 62 UB 63 UB 64 UB 65 UB 66 UB 67
UB Meridian Student/Usage Information
  • Internal/External Pathways
    Starts from the inner canthus and ascends to the forehead
    Joins the Governing Vessel Meridian at the vertex where a branch goes to the temple
    The straight portion enters and communicates with the brain
    It emerges and bifurcates to descend along the posterior aspect of the neck
    Runs down along the back enters the body cavity at the lumbar region
    Connects with the Kidney and joins the Bladder
    The lumbar branch descends through the gluteal region and ends in the popliteal fossa
    The branch from the neck runs down the back, and reunites in the popliteal fossa
    Descends the leg to the lateral side of the little toe
  • Measurements Needed
    GV 24 -to- ST 8 = 4.5 cun
    Anterior Hair Line -to- Posterior Hair Line = 12 cun
    Mastoid -to- Mastoid = 9 cun
    Posterior Midline (Spine) -to- Scapula = 3 cun
    1st Bladder Meridian Line = 1.5 cun lateral to the spine
    2nd Bladder Meridian Line = 3 cun lateral to the spine
    Gluteal Crease -to- Popliteal Fossa = 14 cun
    Center of the Patellar Crease -to- External Malleolus = 16 cun
  • Precautions - [all]
    UB 1 - No Moxa, Slow Insert, No Manipulation
    UB 2 - No Moxa
    UB 3 - No Moxa
    UB 6 - No Moxa
    UB 8 - No Moxa
    UB 10 - No Moxa
    UB 30 - No Moxa
    UB 31 thru UB 34 - No Needling During Pregnancy
    UB 40 - No Moxa
    UB 67 - (Dr. So) No Moxa During Pregnancy Except to turn Breech
  • Point Relationships
    Governing Vessel Meridian line is important
    KD 3 is opposite UB 60
  • Additional Helpful Information
  • There are no points under T8
  • Before T8 the first Bladder Meridian line points have the second number of the vertebrae they are under (i.e. UB 12 is under T2, etc.)
  • There is an older numbering system for many of the Bladder Meridian points. To get the old numbers from the new system do the following:
    On the 2nd line on the back subtract 5 to get the old number
    On the posterior thigh add 14 to get the old number