B51 Huangmen ( V51 )

Location 3 cun lateral to Du5 , at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the first lumbar vertebra

Indications Abdominal pain , constipation , abdominal mass .

Method Puncture obliquely - 0 . 3 - 0 . 5 inch . Moxibustion is applicable .

Vasculature The posterior branches of the first lumbar artery and vein .

Innervation The lateral branch of the posterior ramus of the twelfth thoracic nerve .