UB 36 - Acupuncture Point - Cheng Fu

UB 36 Names

• English Name: Support
• Pinyin Name: Cheng Fu
• Chinese Character: 承扶

Location

• On posterior side of the thigh at the midpoint of the inferior gluteal crease (locate in prone position).
• For point location tips, read our meridian notes; unsure about "cun" measurements, read what is a cun?.

UB 36 Clinical Uses

• Low back pain/sciatica where pain runs down the posterior aspect of the leg.
• Weakness of the lower limb.
• Similar functions to UB 35 in clearing damp heat and swellings from the lower warmer - genital pain and swelling, hemorrhoids, seminal emission, difficult urination.

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UB 36 Point Associations

None listed.

UB 36 TCM Patterns

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

• Bladder Damp Heat

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

UB 36 Conditions Treated

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

• Back Pain
• Sciatica
• Genital Pain, Swelling
• Hemorrhoids
• Seminal Emission
• Urinary Disorders (Lin Disease)
• Leg Pain

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