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Chinese Medicine
BLADDER – Foot Tai Yang Acupuncture Meridian
BL 1 - brightens eyes, Tonify Yin
Location (jingming): 1 fen medial & superior to the inner
canthus of the eye, near the medial border of the orbit.
BL 2 - hiccup, headache, brighten eyes
Location (zanzhu): superior to the inner canthus, in a
depression on the eyebrow, close to its medial end.
BL 7 - frees the nose (sinusitis)
Location (tongtian): 1.5 cun lateral to the midline, 4 cun
from the anterior hairline.
BL 9 - headache (local pain)
Location (yuzhen): 1.3 cun lateral to the depression
superior to the external occipital protuberance (DU 17).
BL 10 - head/neck/shoulder/back pain, eye problems,
sooth sinews
Location (tianzhu): on the lateral aspect of the trapezius
muscle, 1.3 cun lateral to DU 15.
BL 11 - [Bone Hui-influential] dispel Wind, expel
exterior Heat, regulates bones/joints
Location (dazhu): 1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of
the spinous process of
T1.
BL 12 - chronic Wind
Location (fengmen): 1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of
the spinous process of T2.
BL 13 - [fei
shu] mostly deficient Yin & Qi of lungs
Location (feishu): 1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of
the spinous process of T3.
BL 15 - [xin
shu] clear HT heat (epilepsy, night sweat, insomnia,
irritability)
Location (xinshu): 1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of
the spinous process of
T5.
BL 17 - [Blood Hui-influential, gu shu] severe Yin
& Blood deficiency, hiccup, all Blood patterns
Location (geshu): 1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of
the spinous process of
T7.
BL 18 - [gan
shu] eyes, Blood, LR GB Damp/Heat, soothe LR/spirit
Location (ganshu): 1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of
the spinous process of T9.
BL 19 - [dan
shu] Damp/Heat
Location (danshu): 1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of
T10
BL 20 - [pi
shu] water transformation, any kind of edema, jaundice,
diarrhea/dysentry
Location (pishu): 1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of
T11
BL 21 - [wei
shu] regulate/harmonize ST
Location (weishu): 1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of
T12
BL 22 - [san
jiao shu] regulates Qi & water in mid/low Jiao
Location (sanjiaoshu): 1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of L1
BL 23 - [shen
shu] nourish & strengthen KI (all aspects), edema
Location (shenshu): 1.5 cun lateral to the lower boarder of
L2
BL 24 - [sea of Qi shu] regulate &
nourish Qi/Blood, lumbar/knee weakness/pain
Location (qihaishu): 1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of L3
BL 25 - [da
chang shu] diarrhea &/or constipation
Location (dachangshu): 1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of L4
BL 26 - tonify Qi
Location (guanyuanshu): 1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of L5
BL 27 - [xiao
shu] promotes separation of clear & turbid (urine/stool),
local
Location (xiaochangshu): 1.5 cun lateral to midline, at level of
1st posterior sacral foramen
BL 28 - [pang
guang shu] low Jiao water disorders
Location (pangguangshu):
1.5 cun lateral to midline, at level of 2nd posterior
sacral foramen
BL 32 -
local Ba Liao points, menses, Qi/Blood, lower limbs locomotion
Location (ciliao):
over 2nd posterior sacral foramen
BL 36 -
local (lumbar, sacral, gluteal pain), hemorrhoids
Location (chengfu):
in the center of the transverse gluteal crease
BL 37 -
lumbar pain, lower limb locomotion
Location (yinmen): 6
cun distal to BL 36, and 8 cun proximal to BL 40, on the line connecting BL
36 and BL 40
BL 39 - [Lower He of SJ] edema, lumbar pain, abdominal fullness,
inhibited urine
Location (weiyang):
at back of knee, on popliteal crease and towards its lateral end, in
the depression medial to the tendon of biceps femoris
BL 40 - [Command points of back] cool blood- move Blood
Stasis (skin problems), lumbar & hip pain, expel Wind/Damp
Location (weizhong):
at back of knee, on popliteal crease midway between tendons
BL 44 -
HT problems, LU problems, back pain
Location (shentang):
when shoulder relaxed, three cun line corresponds to medial border of scapula
BL 46 -
strengthen SP (damp), harmonize ST (food stagnation), back pain, hiccup
Location (geguan): 3
cun lateral to midline, level with lower border of T7 and level with BL 17
BL 54 -
sciatica, lumbar pain
Location (zhibian):
on bum, in depression 3 cun lateral to sacro-coccygeal hiatus
BL 57 -
harmonizes intestines, eliminates hemorrhoids
Location (chengshan):
on lower leg, in depression formed between the bellies of
gastrocnemius muscle when muscle is flexed
BL 58 - [Connect to KI] expel Wind/Damp, headache, local
pain, nasal problems
Location (feiyang):
on lower leg, 7 cun directly superior to BL 60, lateral to and
approx. 1 cun inferior to BL 57
BL 60 - difficult
labour, drain taiyang pathogen, stiff neck, soothe sinews, lowers Yang
Location (kunlun):
behind ankle joint, in depression between prominence of lateral
malleolus and achilles tendon
BL 62 -
any headache (w/ BL 63), insomnia, expel int. & ext. Wind, calm spirit
Location (shenmai):
on lateral side of foot, approx. 0.5 cun inferior to inferior border
of lateral malleolus, in a depression posterior to peroneal tendons
BL 63 - [Xi-Cleft] any headache, soothe sinews, opens portals
– quiets spirit
Location (jinmen): on
lateral side of foot, in depression posterior to tuberosity of 5th
metatarsal bone
BL 64 - [Yuan-source] headache
(w/ LR 3), quiet HT & spirit, clear Heat
Location (jinggu): on
lateral side of foot, in depression anterior and inferior to tuberosity of
5th metatarsal bone
BL 65 -
clear Heat, inflammation, headache, neck/back/local pain, resolve toxins
Location (shugu): on
lateral side of foot, in depression posterior and inferior to head of 5th
metatarsal bone
BL 67 - difficult
delivery (w/ ST 36), moxa to turn breech presentationLocation
(zhiyin):
on dorsal aspect of little toe, 1 fen proximal from the lateral
corner of the nail
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