Chinese Medicine BLADDER – Foot Tai Yang Acupuncture Meridian

BLADDER – Foot Tai Yang

 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 2^nd posterior sacral foramen

BL 32 – local Ba Liao points, menses, Qi/Blood, lower limbs locomotion

Location (ciliao):  over 2^nd 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 5^th 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 5^th 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 5^th 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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