BL-27 - Small Intestine Shu

小肠俞 - Xiǎo cháng shū

Point Region: Lower back

BL

Bladder Meridian

足太阳膀胱经 - Zú Tàiyáng Pángguāng Jīng

Location & How to Find

Anatomical Location: On the sacrum (the flat bone at the base of the spine), level with the first opening in its back (the first posterior sacral foramen), 1.5 cun out from the central ridge of the sacrum. It is level with BL-31.

Distances are in cun, a unit that scales with each person's body. As a guide, the width of your thumb at its joint is 1 cun, and your four fingers held together, measured across the middle joints, are 3 cun.

How to Locate:

  1. Find BL-31, in the first hollow in the sacrum
  2. Move out to the side to two finger-widths from the midline
  3. The point is there
BL-27 (Small Intestine Shu) acupressure point location: On the sacrum (the flat bone at the base of the spine), level with the first opening in its back (the first posterior sacral foramen), 1.5 cun out from the central ridge of the sacrum.

How to Apply Pressure

Using a fingertip, apply gentle, steady pressure in the first hollow in the back of the sacrum, two finger-widths out from the midline. Firm but never painful pressure is enough; stop if it hurts. Do not press this point during pregnancy. Skip this point over irritated or broken skin.

Traditional Indications

In TCM, this point is traditionally used for:

  • Hemorrhoids
  • Vaginal discharge
  • Urinary difficulty
  • Lower back pain

Related Health Concerns

Lower Back Pain

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Important Precautions

Avoid this point with:

  • Pregnancy