UB 18 UB18 Liver Shu Gan Shu 肝俞 urinary bladder 18 Urinary Bladder 18 ub18
Back to meridian Jump to point Jump to point… UB 1 — Bright Eyes UB 2 — Bamboo Gathering UB 3 — Eyebrow Ascension UB 4 — Deviating Turn UB 5 — Fifth Place UB 6 — Light Guard UB 7 — Celestial Connection UB 8 — Declining Connection UB 9 — Jade Pillow UB 10 — Celestial Pillar UB 11 — Great Shuttle UB 12 — Wind Gate UB 13 — Lung Shu UB 14 — Jue Yin Shu (Pericardium Shu) UB 15 — Heart Shu UB 16 — Governing Shu UB 17 — Diaphragm Shu UB 18 — Liver Shu UB 19 — Gallbladder Shu UB 20 — Spleen Shu UB 21 — Stomach Shu UB 22 — Triple Burner Shu UB 23 — Kidney Shu UB 24 — Sea of Qi Shu UB 25 — Large Intestine Shu UB 26 — Origin Pass Shu UB 27 — Small Intestine Shu UB 28 — Bladder Shu UB 29 — Central Backbone Shu UB 30 — White Ring Shu UB 31 — Upper Bone Hole UB 32 — Second Bone Hole UB 33 — Central Bone Hole UB 34 — Lower Bone Hole UB 35 — Meeting of Yang UB 36 — Support UB 37 — Gate of Abundance UB 38 — Superficial Cleft UB 39 — Bend Yang UB 40 — Bend Middle UB 41 — Attached Branch UB 42 — Po Door UB 43 — Above The Diaphragm Shu UB 44 — Spirit Hall UB 45 — Yi Xi UB 46 — Diaphragm Pass UB 47 — Hun Gate UB 48 — Yang Headrope UB 49 — Reflection Abode UB 50 — Stomach Granary UB 51 — Huang Gate UB 52 — Will Chamber UB 53 — Bladder Huang UB 54 — Sequential Limit UB 55 — Yang Union UB 56 — Sinew Support UB 57 — Mountain Support UB 58 — Taking Flight UB 59 — Instep Yang UB 60 — Kunlun Mountains UB 61 — Subservient Visitor UB 62 — Extending Vessel UB 63 — Metal Gate UB 64 — Capital Bone UB 65 — Bundle Bone UB 66 — Valley Passage UB 67 — Reaching Yin
UB 18 UB18
UB 18 UB18
UB 18 Liver Shu - Gan Shu - 肝俞 Location 1.5 cun lateral to
GV 8 , level with T9.
Actions Main point for all Liver related conditions in TCM terms - physical and psycho-emotional.
Physical liver issues such as - hepatitis, jaundice, cirrhosis. Generalized blood stagnation, qi stagnation, etc.
Brightens the eyes - important point for eye problems, pain, itching, dryness, redness, blurred vision, visual dizziness, twitching, night blindness.
Spreads liver qi and stablizes the spirit - important point for LV related emotional issues such as anger, depression, irritability, frustration, stress a/or PMS.
Useful for hypochondriac a/or subcostal pain/distention.
Back to meridian Jump to point Jump to point… UB 1 — Bright Eyes UB 2 — Bamboo Gathering UB 3 — Eyebrow Ascension UB 4 — Deviating Turn UB 5 — Fifth Place UB 6 — Light Guard UB 7 — Celestial Connection UB 8 — Declining Connection UB 9 — Jade Pillow UB 10 — Celestial Pillar UB 11 — Great Shuttle UB 12 — Wind Gate UB 13 — Lung Shu UB 14 — Jue Yin Shu (Pericardium Shu) UB 15 — Heart Shu UB 16 — Governing Shu UB 17 — Diaphragm Shu UB 18 — Liver Shu UB 19 — Gallbladder Shu UB 20 — Spleen Shu UB 21 — Stomach Shu UB 22 — Triple Burner Shu UB 23 — Kidney Shu UB 24 — Sea of Qi Shu UB 25 — Large Intestine Shu UB 26 — Origin Pass Shu UB 27 — Small Intestine Shu UB 28 — Bladder Shu UB 29 — Central Backbone Shu UB 30 — White Ring Shu UB 31 — Upper Bone Hole UB 32 — Second Bone Hole UB 33 — Central Bone Hole UB 34 — Lower Bone Hole UB 35 — Meeting of Yang UB 36 — Support UB 37 — Gate of Abundance UB 38 — Superficial Cleft UB 39 — Bend Yang UB 40 — Bend Middle UB 41 — Attached Branch UB 42 — Po Door UB 43 — Above The Diaphragm Shu UB 44 — Spirit Hall UB 45 — Yi Xi UB 46 — Diaphragm Pass UB 47 — Hun Gate UB 48 — Yang Headrope UB 49 — Reflection Abode UB 50 — Stomach Granary UB 51 — Huang Gate UB 52 — Will Chamber UB 53 — Bladder Huang UB 54 — Sequential Limit UB 55 — Yang Union UB 56 — Sinew Support UB 57 — Mountain Support UB 58 — Taking Flight UB 59 — Instep Yang UB 60 — Kunlun Mountains UB 61 — Subservient Visitor UB 62 — Extending Vessel UB 63 — Metal Gate UB 64 — Capital Bone UB 65 — Bundle Bone UB 66 — Valley Passage UB 67 — Reaching Yin
