{
  "id": "BL53",
  "name": {
    "en": "Baohuang",
    "gloss": "The Wrapping and the Deep",
    "zh-Hant": "胞肓",
    "zh-Hans": "胞肓"
  },
  "channel": {
    "id": "BL",
    "order": 53,
    "of": 67
  },
  "location": {
    "text": "On the buttock, about level with the low-back dimples, four finger-widths out from the centre ridge of the sacrum."
  },
  "for": [
    "difficult urination",
    "a stiff low back",
    "bloating"
  ],
  "press": {
    "text": "Press firmly with the thumb, or sit on a firm ball, about a minute each side.",
    "seconds": 60,
    "sides": "both"
  },
  "cautions": [],
  "source": "Zhenjiu Jiayi Jing, book 3",
  "url": "https://acupoints.com/en/points/bl53",
  "lastReviewed": "2026-08-24"
}