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