L4 Huatuo Acupuncture Point

• English Name: Sides of Spine at L4
• Pinyin Name: Huatuojiaji
• Chinese Character: 華佗夾脊

L4 Huatuo Clinical Usages

• L4 innervates the large intestine and is used for a range of colon issues, distention, diarrrhea, constipation, crohn's, IBS and more.  Also useful for low back and/or sciatic pain, weakness in the lower extremities, etc.  Collections of damp/heat in the lower warmer are also influenced here - such issues as leukorrhea, spermatorrhea, hemorrhoids and others.
• Used  extensively within the Tam Healing System and Tong Ren Therapy. May be needled and used with tuina and/or tonren therapy.

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

• Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
• Crohn's Disease
• Sciatica
• Back Pain
• Leukorrhea
• Spermatorrhea
• Appendicitis
• Diarrhea
• Constipation

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

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