Name

膏肓俞

• Gao Huang Shu
• Vital Centre
• Vital Centres

Location

Below T4 and 3 CUN lateral to Du Mai, beside BL-14

Nature

This is the point on the outer branch of the Bladder corresponding to BL-14 Jue Yin Shu, Back-Shu point of the Master of the Heart

Functions

• Tonifies Lung-Yin, nourishes Heart and Jing of Kidney
• Treats consumptive disease: cancer, serious illnesses with fatigue, emaciation, weak Kidney-Jing, pneumonia, tuberculosis, chronic cough, chronic asthma, premature ageing,
• Nourishes Blood: increases red blood cells. Anaemia. Together with GV-14 raises white blood cells.
• Strengthens Heart-Qi: Memory loss, dementia...
• Diseases with copious Phlegm

Comments

Usually moxibusted together with ST-36 and LI-4 to internalise energy

Treatment

• Needling: 0.5 CUN oblique
• Moxa