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BL-54

秩边

Zhì Biān

Zhibian

Location · 定位

骶部，第四骶椎棘突下旁开3寸

In the sacral region, 3 cun lateral to the median sacral crest, at the level of the 4th sacral vertebra

Needling

直刺 1.5–3 寸

可灸

Actions · 功效

relaxes the sinews and frees the connecting vessels
frees the two lower orifices

Indications · 主治

腰骶痛、坐骨神经痛lumbosacral pain, sciatica
下肢痿痹lower limb atrophy and impediment
小便不利、痔疾difficult urination, hemorrhoids

Editor-reviewed· 2026-04-16

Footnotes · 引用

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

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@misc{bencaodian-zhi-bian,
  author       = {{Bencaodian Editorial}},
  title        = {Zhì Biān 秩边 (Zhibian) — BL-54},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {Bencao Dian: A Bilingual Knowledge Graph of Traditional Chinese Medicine},
  url          = {https://bencaodian.org/en/acupoints/zhi-bian},
  urldate      = {2026-04-16},
  note         = {CC BY-SA 4.0}
}

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