UB 27 - Acupuncture Point - Xiao Chang Shu

UB 27 Names

• English Name: Small Intestine Shu
• Pinyin Name: Xiao Chang Shu
• Chinese Character: 小腸俞

Location

• 1.5 cun lateral to GV line, level with 1st PSF.
• For point location tips, read our meridian notes; unsure about "cun" measurements, read what is a cun?.

UB 27 Clinical Uses

• Main point for all Small Intestine related issues.
• Damp heat effecting the bladder (difficult or painful urination, hematuria, dark urine).
• Damp heat effecting the intestines (diarrhea, hemorrhoids, dysentary).
• Other lower warmer discharges - leukorrhea, seminal emission.

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UB 27 Point Associations

UB 27 TCM Patterns

This point along with others in a proper point prescription may be used to balance the following TCM Patterns:

• Bladder Damp Heat
• Large Intestine Damp Heat

For more on this, read "What Does Acupuncture Treat?" and "Point Prescription Guidelines".

UB 27 Conditions Treated

This point along with others in a proper point prescription may be used to balance the following Conditions / Symptoms:

• Urinary Disorders (Lin Disease)
• Seminal Emission
• Leukorrhea
• Hemorrhoids
• Diarrhea
• Dysentary

For more on this, read "What Does Acupuncture Treat?" and "Point Prescription Guidelines".