CYC13 Bangguang (Bladder)

膀胱bǎng guāngBangguang

Auricular Points

Location of acupuncture point CYC13 Bangguang (Bladder)
12
Indications
2
Protocols
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Location

At the junction of the anterior 1/3 and middle 1/3 of the line from Prostate and Ureter.

Cautions

Caution in acute cystitis.

Indications

Conditions for which CYC13 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

Protocols using CYC13

  • Bladder Discomfort Catheter-relatedCVC09, CYC11, CYC13, IAC03, TF10, TR01 (doi:10.1155/nrp/3182987)
  • Discomfort Urination, Catheter-related Bladder Discomfort, Bladder Discomfort Catheter-relatedCVC09, CYC11, CYC13, IAC03, TF10, TR01 (Dong Y, Long D, Fang B, Song S, Liao P, Li T, Li L.. Auricular Acupressure for Preventing Postoperative Catheter‐Related Bladder Discomfort in Male Patients Undergoing Spinal Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Nursing research and practice, 2026)

Most often selected alongside CYC13

How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with CYC13. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

  • CVC09San Jiao2 protocols
  • CYC11Kidney2 protocols
  • IAC03Sympathetic2 protocols
  • TF10Shenmen2 protocols
  • TR01Adrenal Gland2 protocols