Daoyi
Acupoint · BL23

Kidney Shu BL23

shen shu

Bladder MeridianLower backWater

Location

Below the spinous process of L2, 1.5 cun lateral to the posterior midline.

Point-taking cue

Kidney Shu: at L2, roughly level with the navel — 'lumbar two, kidney'.

Meridian

Bladder Meridian · Lower back · Water

Point categories

Back-shu point, Kidney

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