UB 34 - Acupuncture Point - Xia Liao

UB 34 Names

• English Name: Lower Bone Hole
• Pinyin Name: Xia Liao
• Chinese Character: 下髎

Location

• On the sarcum lateral to GV 2, level with the 4th PSF.
• For point location tips, read our meridian notes; unsure about "cun" measurements, read what is a cun?.

UB 34 Clinical Uses

• UB 31, UB 32, UB 33 & UB 34 together form the "Eight Liao" points and are all useful for local low back a/or sacrum problems and most genital and urinary related disorders. Of these UB 32 is most often used clinically.
• Useful for constipation and/or pain in the lower abdomen.  Urinary difficulty.
• In women, painful menstrual cycles (dysmenorrhea), leukorrhea and/or vaginal pain.
• Genital pain in men.

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UB 34 Point Associations

None listed.

UB 34 TCM Patterns

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

• There are no patterns associated at this time.

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

UB 34 Conditions Treated

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

• Back Pain
• Constipation
• Urinary Disorders (Lin Disease)
• Leukorrhea
• Dysmenorrhea (Menstrual Pain/Cramps)
• Genital Pain, Swelling

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