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