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BL-18

肝俞

Gān Shù

Ganshu

Location · 定位

背部，第九胸椎棘突下旁开1.5寸

On the back, 1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of T9

Needling

斜刺 0.5–0.8 寸

可灸

Special Categories

肝之背俞穴

Actions · 功效

courses the liver and benefits the gallbladder
nourishes the blood and brightens the eyes
extinguishes wind and checks spasm

Indications · 主治

胁痛、黄疸hypochondriac pain, jaundice
目赤、目视不明、夜盲red eyes, blurred vision, night blindness
癫狂痫、眩晕mania, withdrawal, epilepsy, dizziness
脊背痛spinal and back pain

Editor-reviewed· 2026-04-16

Footnotes · 引用

[1]Deadman, Manual of Acupuncture 2nd ed.

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@misc{bencaodian-gan-shu,
  author       = {{Bencaodian Editorial}},
  title        = {Gān Shù 肝俞 (Ganshu) — BL-18},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {Bencao Dian: A Bilingual Knowledge Graph of Traditional Chinese Medicine},
  url          = {https://bencaodian.org/en/acupoints/gan-shu},
  urldate      = {2026-04-16},
  note         = {CC BY-SA 4.0}
}

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