POINTS OF THE BLADDER MERIDIAN OF FOOT-TAIYANG
BL 1
Chinese Name: Jingming
English Name:
Location: In the depression slightly above the inner canthus.
Indications: Redness, swelling and pain of the eye, itching of the canthus, lacrimation, night blindness, color blindness, blurring of vision, myopia.
Acupuncture Method: Ask the patient to close his eyes when pushing gently the eyeball to the lateral side. Puncture slowly perpendicularly 0.3-0.7 inch along the orbital wall. It is not advisable to twist of lift and thrust the needle vigorously. To avoid bleeding, press the puncturing site for a few seconds after withdrawal of the needle. Moxibustion is forbidden.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The angular artery and vein, deeper, superiorly, the ophthalmic artery and vein.
Innervation: Superficially, the supratrochlear and infratrochlear nerves; deeper, the branches of the oculomotor nerve, the ophthalmic nerve.
BL 2
Chinese Name: Zanzhu
English Name:
Location: On the medial extremity of the eyebrow, or on the supraorbital notch.
Indications: Headache, blurring and failing of vision, pain in the supraorbital region, lacrimation, redness, swelling and pain of the eye, twitching of eyelids, glaucoma.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture subcutaneously 0.3-0.5 inch, or prick with three-edged needle to cause bleeding.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The frontal artery and vein.
Innervation: The medial branch of the frontal nerve.
BL 3
Chinese Name: Meichong
English Name:
Location: Directly above Zanzhu, 0.5 cun within the anterior hairline, between Shenting (GV 24) and Quchai (BL 4).
Indications: Headache, giddiness, epilepsy, nasal obstruction.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture subcutaneously 0.3-0.5 inch.
Regional anatomy: See Zanzhu (BL 2).
BL 4
Chinese Name: Qucha
English Name:
Location: 0.5 cun directly above the midpoint of the anterior hairline and 1.5 cun lateral to the midline, at the junction of the medial third and lateral two-thirds of the distance from Shenting (GV 24) to Touwei (ST 8).
Indications: Headache, nasal obstruction, epistaxis, blurring and failing of vision.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture subcutaneously 0.3-0.5 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The frontal artery and vein.
Innervation: The lateral branch of the frontal nerve.
BL 5
Chinese Name: Wuchu
English Name:
Location: 1 cun directly above the midpoint of the anterior hairline and 1.5 cun lateral to the midline.
Indications: Headache, blurring of vision, epilepsy, convulsion.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture subcutaneously 0.3-0.5 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy: See Quchai (BL 4).
BL 6
Chinese Name: Chengguang
English Name:
Location: 2.5 cun directly above the midpoint of the anterior hairline and 1.5 cun lateral to the midline.
Indications: Headache, blurring of vision, nasal obstruction.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture subcutaneously 0.3-0.5 inch.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The anastomotic network of the frontal artery and vein, the superficial temporal artery and vein, the occipital artery and vein.
Innervation: The anastomotic branch of the lateral branch of the frontal nerve and the great occipital nerve.
BL 7
Chinese Name: Tongtian
English Name:
Location: 4 cun directly above the midpoint of the anterior hairline and 1.5 cun lateral to the midline.
Indications: Headache, giddiness, nasal obstruction, epistaxis, rhinorrhea.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture subcutaneously 0.3-0.5 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The superficial temporal artery and vein and the occipital artery and vein.
Innervation: The branch of the great occipital nerve.
BL 8
Chinese Name: Luoque
English Name:
Location: 5.5 cun directly above the midpoint of the anterior hairline and 1.5 cun lateral to the midline.
Indications: Dizziness, blurring of vision, tinnitus, mania.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture subcutaneously 0.3-0.5 inch.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The branches of the occipital artery and vein.
Innervation: The branch of the great occipital nerve.
BL 9
Chinese Name: Yuzhen
English Name:
Location: 2.5 cun directly above the midpoint of the posterior hairline and 1.3 cun lateral to the midline, in the depression on the level of the upper border of the external occipital protuberance.
Indications: Headache and neck pain, dizziness, ophthalmalgia, nasal obstruction.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture subcutaneously 0.3-0.5 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The occipital artery and vein.
Innervation: The branch of the great occipital nerve.
BL 10
Chinese Name: Tianzhu
English Name:
Location: 1.3 cun lateral to the midpoint of the posterior hairline and in the depression on the lateral aspect of m. trapezius.
Indications: Headache, nasal obstruction, sore throat, neck rigidity, pain in the shoulder and back.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.5-0.8 inch.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The occipital artery and vein.
Innervation: The great occipital nerve.
BL 11 (Influential Point of Bone)
Chinese Name: Dazhu
English Name:
Location: 1.5 cun lateral to Taodao (GV 13), at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the first thoracic vertebra.
Indications: Headache, pain in the neck and back, pain and soreness in the scapular region, cough, fever, neck rigidity.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture obliquely 0.5-0.7 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The medial cutaneous branches of the posterior branches of the intercostal artery and vein.
Innervation: The medial cutaneous branches of the posterior rami of the first and second thoracic nerves; deeper, their lateral cutaneous branches.
BL 12
Chinese Name: Fengmen
English Name:
Location: 1.5 cun lateral to the GV Meridian, at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the second thoracic vertebra.
Indications: Common cold, cough, fever and headache, neck rigidity, backache.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture obliquely 0.5-0.7 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy Vasculature: The medial cutaneous branches of the posterior branches of the intercostal artery and vein.
Innervation: Superficially, the medial cutaneous branches of the posterior rami of the second and third thoracic nerves; deeper, their lateral cutaneous branches.
BL 13 (Back-Shu Point of the Lung)
Chinese Name: Feishu
English Name:
Location: 1.5 cun lateral to Shenzhu (GV 12), at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the third thoracic vertebra.
Indications: Cough, asthma, chest pain, spitting of blood, afternoon fever, night sweating.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture obliquely 05-0.7 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The medial cutaneous branches of the posterior branches of the intercostal artery and vein.
Innervation: The medial cutaneous branches of the posterior rami of the third and fourth thoracic nerves; deeper, their lateral branches.
BL 14 (Back-Shu Point of the Pericardium)
Chinese Name: Jueyinshu
English Name:
Location: 1.5 cun lateral to the Governor Vessel, at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the fourth thoracic vertebra.
Indications: Cough, cardiac pain, palpitation, stuffy chest, vomiting.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture obliquely 0.5-0.7 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The medial cutaneous branches of the posterior branches of the intercostal artery and vein.
Innervation: The medial cutaneous branches of the posterior rami of the fourth or fifth thoracic nerves; deeper, their lateral branches.
BL 15 (Back-Shu Point of the Heart)
Chinese Name: Xinshu
English Name:
Location: 1.5 cun lateral to Shendao (GV 11), at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the fifth thoracic vertebra.
Indications: Cardiac pain, panic, loss of memory, palpitation, cough, spitting of blood, nocturnal emission, night sweating, mania, epilepsy.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture obliquely 0.5-0.7 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The medial cutaneous branches of the posterior branches of the intercostal artery and vein.
Innervation: The medial cutaneous branches of the posterior rami of the fifth and sixth thoracic nerves; deeper, their lateral branches.
BL 16
Chinese Name: Dushu
English Name:
Location: 1.5 cun lateral to Lingtai (GV 10), at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the sixth thoracic vertebra.
Indications:
Acupuncture Method: Puncture obliquely 0.5-0.7 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The medial branches of the posterior branches of the intercostal artery and vein, the descending branch of the transverse cervical artery.
Innervation: The dorsal scapular nerve, the medial cutaneous branches of the dorsal rami of the sixth and seventh thoracic nerves; deeper, their lateral branches.
BL 17 (Influential Point of Blood)
Chinese Name: Geshu
English Name:
Location: 1.5 cun lateral to Zhiyang (GV 9), at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the seventh thoracic vertebra.
Indications: Vomiting, hiccup, belching, difficulty in swallowing, asthma, cough, spitting of blood, afternoon fever, night sweating, measles.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture obliquely 0.5-0.7 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The medial branches of the posterior branches of the intercostal artery and vein.
Innervation: The medial branches of the posterior rami of the seventh and eighth thoracic nerves; deeper, their lateral branches.
BL 18 (Back-Shu Point of the Liver)
Chinese Name: Ganshu
English Name:
Location: 1.5 cun lateral to Jinsuo (GV 8), at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 9th thoracic vertebra.
Indications: Jaundice, pain in the hypochondriac region, redness of the eye, blurring of vision, night blindness, mental disorders, epilepsy, backache, spitting of blood, epistaxis.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture obliquely 0.5-0.7 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The medial branches of the posterior branches of the intercostal artery and vein.
Innervation: The medial cutaneous branches of the posterior rami of the ninth and tenth thoracic nerves; deeper, their lateral branches.
BL 19 (Back-Shu Point of the Gallbladder)
Chinese Name: Danshu
English Name:
Location: 1.5 cun lateral to Zhongshu (GV 7), at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the tenth thoracic vertebra.
Indications: Jaundice, bitter taste of the mouth, pain in the chest and hypochondriac region, pulmonary tuberculosis, afternoon fever.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture obliquely 0.5-0.8 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Musculature: M. latissimus dorsi, the site between m. longissimus and m. ilio~ costalis.
Vasculature: The medial branches of the posterior branches of the intercostal artery and vein.
Innervation: The medial cutaneous branches of the posterior rami of the tenth and eleventh thoracic nerves; deeper, their lateral branches.
BL 20 (Back-Shu Point of the Spleen)
Chinese Name: Pishu
English Name:
Location: 1.5 cun lateral to Jizhong (GV 6), at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the eleventh thoracic vertebra.
Indications: Epigastric pain, abdominal distension, jaundice, vomiting, diarrhea, dysentery, bloody stools, profuse menstruation, edema, anorexia, backache.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture obliquely 0.5-0.7 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The medial branches of the posterior branches of the intercostal artery and vein.
Innervation: The medial cutaneous branches of the posterior rami of the eleventh and twelfth thoracic nerves; deeper, their lateral branches.
BL 21 (Back-Shu Point of the Stomach)
Chinese Name: Weishu
English Name:
Location: 1.5 cun lateral to the Govern or Vessel, at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the twelfth thoracic vertebra.
Indications: Pain in the chest and hypochondriac and epigastric regions, anorexia, abdominal distension, borborygmus, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture obliquely 0.5-0.8 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The medial branches of the posterior branches of the subcostal artery and vein.
Innervation: The medial cutaneous branch of the posterior ramus of the twelfth thoracic nerve; deeper, its lateral branch.
BL 22 (Back-Shu Point of Triple Energizer)
Chinese Name: Sanjiaoshu
English Name:
Location: 1.5 cun lateral to Xuanshu (GV 5), at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the first lumbar vertebra.
Indications: Borborygmus, abdominal distension, indigestion, vomiting, diarrhea, dysentery, edema, pain and stiffness of the lower back.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.5-1.0 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The posterior branches of the first lumber artery and vein.
Innervation: The lateral cutaneous branch of the posterior ramus of the tenth thoracic nerve; deeper, the lateral branch of the posterior ramus of the first lumbar nerve.
BL 23 (Back-Shu Point of the Kidney)
Chinese Name: Shenshu
English Name:
Location: 1.5 cun lateral to Mingmen (GV 4), at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the second lumbar vertebra.
Indications: Nocturnal emission, impotence, enuresis, irregular menstruation, leukorrhea, low back pain, weakness 1 of the knee, blurring of vision, dizziness, tinnitus, deafness, edema, asthma, diarrhea.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 1-1.2 inches. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The posterior branches of the second lumbar artery and vein.
Innervation: The lateral branch of the posterior ramus of the first lumbar nerve; deeper, its lateral branch.
BL 24
Chinese Name: Qihaishu
English Name:
Location: 1.5 cun lateral to the Governor Vessel, at the level of the lower " border of the spinous process of the third lumbar vertebra.
Indications: Low back pain, irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea, asthma.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.8-1.2 inches. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy Vasculature: The posterior branch of the third lumbar artery and vein.
Innervation: The lateral cutaneous branch of the posterior ramus of the second lumbar nerve.
BL 25 (Back-Shu Point of the Large Intestine)
Chinese Name: Dachangshu
English Name:
Location: 1.5 cun lateral to Yaoyangguan (GV 3), at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the fourth lumbar vertebra.
Indications: Low back pain, borborygmus, abdominal distension, diarrhea, constipation, muscular atrophy, pain, numbness and motor impairment of the lower extremities, sciatica.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.8-1.2 inches. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The posterior branch of the fourth lumbar artery and vein.
Innervation: The posterior ramus of the third lumbar nerve.
BL 26
Chinese Name: Guanyuanshu
English Name:
Location: 1.5 cun lateral to the Governor Vessel, at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the fifth lumbar vertebra.
Indications: Low back pain, abdominal distension, diarrhea, enuresis, sciatica, frequent urination.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.8-1.2 inches. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The posterior branches of the lowest lumbar artery and vein.
Innervation: The posterior ramus of the fifth lumbar nerve.
BL 27 (Back-Shu Point of the Small Intestine)
Chinese Name: Xiaochangshu
English Name:
Location: 1.5 cun lateral to the Governor Vessel, at the level of the first posterior sacral foramen.
Indications: Lower abdominal pain and distension, dysentery, nocturnal emission, hematuria, enuresis, morbid leukorrhea, lower back pain, sciatica.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.8-1.2 inches. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The posterior branches of the lateral sacral artery and vein.
Innervation: The lateral branch of the posterior ramus of the first sacral nerve.
BL 28 (Back-Shu Point of the Bladder)
Chinese Name: Pangguangshu
English Name:
Location: 1.5 cun lateral to the Governor Vessel, at the level of the second posterior sacral foramen.
Indications: Retention of urine, enuresis, frequent urination, diarrhea, constipation, stiffness and pain of the lower back.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.8-1.2 inches. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The posterior branches of the lateral sacral artery and vein.
Innervation: The lateral branches of the posterior rami of the first and second sacral nerves.
BL 29
Chinese Name: Zhonglushu
English Name:
Location: 1.5 cun lateral to the Governor Vessel, at the level of the third posterior sacral foramen.
Indications: Dysentery, hernia, stiffness and pain of the lower back. Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.8-1.2 inches. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The posterior branches of the lateral sacral artery and vein, the branches of the inferior gluteal artery and vein.
Innervation: The lateral branches of the posterior rami of the third and fourth sacral nerves.
BL 30
Chinese Name: Baihuanshu
English Name:
Location: 1.5 cun lateral to the Governor Vessel, at the level of the fourth posterior sacral foramen.
Indications: Enuresis, pain due to hernia, morbid leukorrhea, irregular menstruation, cold sensation and pain of the lower back, dysuria, constipation, tenesmus, prolapse of the rectum.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.8-1.2 inches.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The inferior gluteal artery and vein; deeper, the internal pudendal artery and vein.
Innervation: The lateral branches of the posterior rami of the third and fourth sacral nerves, the inferior gluteal nerve.
BL 31
Chinese Name: Shangliao
English Name:
Location: On the sacrum, at the midpoint between the posteriosuperior iliac spine and the posterior midline, just at the first posterior sacral foramen.
Indications: Low back pain, dysuria, constipation, irregular menstruation, morbid leukorrhea, prolapse of the uterus.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.8-1.2 inches. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The posterior branches of the lateral sacral artery and vein.
Innervation: At the site where the posterior ramus of the first sacral nerve passes.
BL 32
Chinese Name: Chiliao
English Name:
Location: On the sacrum, medial and inferior to the posteriosuperior iliac spine, just at the second posterior sacral foramen.
Indications: Low back pain, hernia, irregular menstruation, leukorrhea, dysmenorrhea, nocturnal emission, impotence, enuresis, dysuria, muscular atrophy, pain, numbness and motor impairment of the lower extremities.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.8-1.2 inches. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The posterior branches of the lateral sacral artery and vein.
Innervation: The posterior ramus of the second sacral nerve.
BL 33
Chinese Name: Zhongliao
English Name:
Location: On the sacrum, medial and inferior to Ciliao (BL 32), just at the third posterior sacral foramen.
Indications: Low back pain, constipation, diarrhea, dysuria, irregular menstruation, morbid leukorrhea.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.8-1.2 inches. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The posterior branches of the lateral sacral artery and vein.
Innervation: On the course of the posterior ramus of the third sacral nerve.
BL 34
Chinese Name: Xialiao
English Name:
Location: On the sacrum, medial and inferior to Zhongliao (BL 33), just at the fourth posterior sacral foramen.
Indications: Low back pain, lower abdominal pain, dysuria, constipation, morbid leukorrhea.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.8-1.2 inches. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The branches of the inferior gluteal artery and vein.
Innervation: On the course of the posterior ramus of the fourth sacral nerve.
BL 35
Chinese Name: Huiyang
English Name:
Location: On the sacrum, 0.5 cun lateral to the tip of the coccyx.
Indications: Dysentery, bloody stools, diarrhea, hemorrhoids, impotence, morbid leukorrhea.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.5-1.0 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The branches of the inferior gluteal artery and vein.
Innervation: The coccygeal nerve.
BL 36
Chinese Name: Chengfu
English Name:
Location: On the posterior side of the thigh, at the midpoint of the inferior gluteal crease.
Indications: Pain in the lower back and gluteal region, constipation, muscular atrophy, pain, numbness and motor impairment of the lower extremities.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 1.0-1.5 inches. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The artery and vein running alongside the sciatic nerve.
Innervation: The posterior femoral cutaneous nerve; deeper, the sciatic nerve.
BL 37
Chinese Name: Yinmen
English Name:
Location: 6 cun below Chengfu (BL 36) on the line joining Chengfu (BL 36) and Weizhong (BL 40).
Indications: Pain in the lower back and thigh, muscular atrophy, pain, numbness and motor impairment of the lower extremities, hemiplegia.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 1.0-2.0 inches. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: Laterally, the third perforating branches of the deep femoral artery and vein.
Innervation: The posterior femoral cutaneous nerve; deeper, the sciatic nerve.
BL 38
Chinese Name: Fuxi
English Name:
Location: 1 cun above Weiyang (BL 39) on the medial side of the tendon of m. biceps femoris. The point is located with the knee slightly flexed.
Indications: Numbness of the gluteal and femoral regions, contracture of the tendons in the popliteal fossa.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.5-1.0 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The superolateral genicular artery and vein.
Innervation: The posterior femoral cutaneous nerve and the common peroneal nerve.
BL 39 (Lower He-Sea Point of Triple Energizer)
Chinese Name: Weiyang
English Name:
Location: Lateral to Weizhong (BL 40), on the medial border of the tendon of m. biceps femoris.
Indications: Stiffness and pain of the lower back, distension and fullness of the lower abdomen, edema, dysuria, cramp of the leg and foot.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.5-1.0 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy: See Fuxi (BL 38)
BL 40 (He-Sea Point)
Chinese Name: Weizhong
English Name:
Location: Midpoint of the transverse crease of the popliteal fossa, between the tendons of m. biceps femoris and m. semitendinosus.
Indications: Low back pain, motor impairment of the hip joint, contracture of the tendons in the popliteal fossa, muscular atrophy, pain, numbness and motor impairment of the lower extremities, hemiplegia, abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea, erysipelas.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.5-1.0 inch, or prick the popliteal vein with three-edged needle to cause bleedmg.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: Superficially, the femoro-popliteal vein; deeper and medially, the popliteal vein; deepest, the popliteal artery.
Innervation: The posterior femoral cutaneous nerve, the tibial nerve.
BL 41
Chinese Name: Fufen
English Name:
Location: 3 cun lateral to the Governor Vessel, at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 2nd thoracic vertebra, on the spinal border of the scapula.
Indications: Stiffness and pain of the shoulder, back and neck, numbness of the elbow and arm.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.3-0.5 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The descending branch of the transverse cervical artery, the posterior branches of the intercostal artery and vein.
Innervation: The lateral branches of the posterior rami of the first and second thoracic nerves; deeper, the dorsal scapular nerve.
BL 42
Chinese Name: Pohu
English Name:
Location: 3 cun lateral to the Governor Vessel, at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 3rd thoracic vertebra, on the spinal border of the scapula.
Indications: Pulmonary tuberculosis, hemoptysis, cough, asthma, neck rigidity, pain in the shoulder and back.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture obliquely 0.3-0.5 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The posterior branch of the intercostal artery, the descending branch of the transverse cervical artery.
Innervation; The medial cutaneous branches of the posterior rami of the second and third thoracic nerves; deeper, their lateral branches and the dorsoscapular nerve.
BL 43
Chinese Name: Gaohuang
English Name:
Location: 3 cun lateral to the Governor Vessel, at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 4th thoracic vertebra, on the spinal border of the scapula.
Indications: Pulmonary tuberculosis, cough, asthma, spitting of blood, night sweating, poor memory, nocturnal emisSIon.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture obliquely 0.3-0.5 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The posterior branch of the intercostal artery and the descending branch of the transverse cervical artery.
Innervation: The medial cutaneous branches of the posterior rami of the second and third thoracic nerves; deeper, their lateral branches and the dorsoscapular nerve.
BL 44
Chinese Name: Shentang
English Name:
Location: 3 cun lateral to Shendao (GV 11), at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 5th thoracic vertebra, on the spinal border of the scapula.
Indications: Asthma, cardiac pain, palpitation, stuffy chest, cough, stiffness and pain of the back.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture obliquely 0.3-0.5 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The posterior branches of the intercostal artery and vein, the descending branch of the transverse cervical artery.
Innervation: The medial cutaneous branches of the posterior rami of the fourth and fifth thoracic nerves; deeper, their lateral branches and the dorsoscapular nerve.
BL 45
Chinese Name: Yixi
English Name:
Location: 3 cun lateral to Lingtai (GV 10), at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 6th thoracic vertebra, on the spinal border of the scapula.
Indications: Cough, asthma, pain of the shoulder and back.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture obliquely downward 0.3-0.5 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The posterior branches of the intercostal artery and vein.
Innervation: The medial cutaneous branches of the posterior rami of the fifth and sixth thoracic nerves; deeper, their lateral branches.
BL 46
Chinese Name: Geguan
English Name:
Location: 3 cun lateral to Zhiyang (GV 9), at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 7th thoracic vertebra, approximately at the level of the inferior angle of the scapula.
Indications: Dysphagia, hiccup, vomiting, belching, pain and stiffness of the back.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture obliquely 0.3-0.5 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The posterior branches of the intercostal artery and vein.
Innervation: The medial cutaneous branches of the posterior rami of the sixth and seventh thoracic nerves; deeper, their lateral branches.
BL 47
Chinese Name: Hunmen
English Name:
Location: 3 cun lateral to Jinsuo (GV 8), at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 9th thoracic vertebra.
Indications: Pain in the chest and hypochondriac region, back pain, vomiting, diarrhea.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture obliquely 0.3-0.5 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The posterior branches of the intercostal artery and vein. Innervation: The lateral cutaneous branches of the posterior rami of the seventh and eighth thoracic nerves.
BL 48
Chinese Name: Yanggang
English Name:
Location: 3 cun lateral to Zhongshu (GV 7), at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the tenth thoracic vertebra. (See CoI. Fig. 9)
Indications: Borborygmus, abdominal pain, diarrhea, pain in the hypochondriac region, jaundice.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture obliquely 0.3-0.5 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The posterior branches of the intercostal artery and vein. Innervation: The lateral cutaneous branches of the posterior rami of the eighth and ninth thoracic nerves.
BL 49
Chinese Name: Yishe
English Name:
Location: 3 cun lateral to Jizhong (GV 6), at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the eleventh thoracic vertebra.
Indications: Abdominal distension, borborygmus, vomiting, diarrhea, difficulty in swallowing.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture obliquely 0.3-0.5 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The posterior branches of the intercostal artery and vein.
Innervation: The lateral branches of the posterior rami of the tenth and eleventh thoracic nerves.
BL 50
Chinese Name: Weicang
English Name:
Location: 3 cun lateral to the Governor Vessel, at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the twelfth thoracic vertebra. (See Col. Fig. 9)
Indications: Abdominal distension, pain in the epigastric region and back, infantile indigestion.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture obliquely 0.3-0.5 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The posterior branches of the subcostal artery and vein.
Innervation: The lateral cutaneous branches of the posterior ramus of the eleventh thoracic nerve.
BL 51
Chinese Name: Huangmen
English Name:
Location: 3 cun lateral to Xuanshu (GV 5), at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 1st lumbar vertebra.
Indications: Abdominal pain, constipation, abdominal mass.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture obliquely 0.3-0.5 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The posterior branches of the first lumbar artery and vein.
Innervation: The lateral branch of the posterior ramus of the twelfth thoracic nerve.
BL 52
Chinese Name: Zhishi
English Name:
Location: 3 cun lateral to Mingmen (GV 4), at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 2nd lumbar vertebra.
Indications: Nocturnal emission, impotence, enuresis, frequency of urination, dysuria, irregular menstruation, pain in the back and knee, edema.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.5-1.0 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The posterior branches of the second lumbar artery and vein.
Innervation: The lateral branch of the posterior ramus of the twelfth thoracic nerve and the lateral branch of the first lumbar nerve.
BL 53
Chinese Name: Baohuang
English Name:
Location: 3 cun lateral to the median sacral crest, at the level of the 2nd sacral posterior foramen.
Indications: Borborygmus, abdominal distension, pain in the lower back, anuria.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.8-1.2 inches. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The superior gluteal artery and vein.
Innervation: The superior cluneal nerves; deeper, the superior gluteal nerve.
BL 54
Chinese Name: Zhibian
English Name:
Location: On the level of the 4th posterior sacral foramen, 3 cun lateral to the median sacral crest.
Indications: Pain in the lumbosacral region, muscular atrophy, motor impairment of the lower extremities, dysuria, swelling around external genitalia, hemorrhoids, constipation.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 1.5-2.0 inches. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The inferior gluteal artery and vein.
Innervation: The inferior gluteal nerve, the posterior femoral cutaneous nerve and the sciatic nerve.
BL 55
Chinese Name: Heyang
English Name:
Location: 2 cun directly below Weizhong (BL 40), between the medial and lateral heads of m. gastrocnemius, on the line joining Weizhong (BL 40) and Chengshan (BL 57).
Indications: Low back pain, pain and paralysis of the lower extremities.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.7- 1.0 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The small saphenous vein; deeper, the popliteal artery and vem.
Innervation: The medial sural cutaneous nerve; deeper, the tibial nerve.
BL 56
Chinese Name: Chengjin
English Name:
Location: On the line connecting Weizhong (BL 40) and Chengshan (BL 57) in the centre of the belly of m. gastrocnemius, 5 cun below Weizhong (BL 40).
Indications: Spasm of the gastrocnemius, hemorrhoids, acute lower back pam.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.8-1.2 inches. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The small saphenous vein; deeper, the posterior tibial artery and vein.
Innervation: The medial sural cutaneous nerve; deeper, the tibial nerve.
BL 57
Chinese Name: Chengshan
English Name:
Location: On the posterior midline of the leg, between Weizhong (BL 40) and Kunlun (BL 60), in a pointed depression formed below the gastrocnemius muscle belly when the leg is stretched or the heel is lifted.
Indications: Low back pain, spasm of the gastrocnemius, hemorrhoids, constipation, beriberi.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.8-1.2 inches. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy: See Chengjin (BL 56).
BL 58 (Luo-Connecting Point)
Chinese Name: Feiyang
English Name:
Location: 7 cun directly above Kunlun (BL 60), on the posterior border of fibula, about 1 cun lateral and inferior to Chengshan (BL 57).
Indications: Headache, blurring of vision, nasal obstruction, epistaxis, back pain, hemorrhoids, weakness of the leg.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.7-1.0 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Inervation: The lateral sural cutaneous nerve.
BL 59 (Xi-Cleft Point of the Yang Heel Vessel)
Chinese Name: Fuyang
English Name:
Location: 3 cun directly above Kunlun (BL 60).
Indications: Heavy sensation of the head, headache, low back pain, redness and swelling of the external malleolus, paralysis of the lower extremities.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.5-1.0 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The small saphenous vein; deeper, the terminal branch of the peroneal artery.
Innervation: The sural nerve.
BL 60 (Jing-River Point)
Chinese Name: Kunlun
English Name:
Location: In the depression between the tip of the external malleolus and Achilles' tendon.
Indications: Headache, blurring of vision, neck rigidity, epistaxis, pain in the shoulder, back and arm, swelling and pain of the heel, difficult labour, epilepsy.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.5-1.0 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The small saphenous vein, the posteroexternal malleolar artery and vein.
Innervation: The sural nerve.
BL 61
Chinese Name: Pucan
English Name:
Location: Posterior and inferior to the external malleolus, directly below Kunlun (BL 60), lateral to calcaneum, at the junction of the red and white skin.
Indications: Muscular atrophy and weakness of the lower extremities, pain in the heel.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.3-0.5 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The external calcaneal branches of the peroneal artery and vein.
Innervation: The external calcaneal branch of the sural nerve.
BL 62 (Confluent Point)
Chinese Name: Shenmai
English Name:
Location: In the depression directly below the external malleolus.
Indications: Epilepsy, mania, headache, dizziness, insomnia, backache, aching of the leg.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.3-0.5 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The external malleolar arterial network.
Innervation: The sural nerve.
BL 63 (Xi-Cleft Point)
Chinese Name: Jinmen
English Name:
Location: On the lateral side of the foot, directly below the anterior border of the external malleolus, on the lower border of the cuboid bone.
Indications: Mania, epilepsy, infantile convulsion, backache, pain the external malleolus, motor impairment and pain of the lower extremities.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.3-0.5 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The lateral plantar artery and vein.
Innervation: The lateral dorsal cutaneous nerve of foot; deeper, the lateral plantar nerve.
BL 64 (Yuan-Primary Point)
Chinese Name: Jinggu
English Name:
Location: Below the tuberosity of the fifth metatarsal bone, at the junction of the red and white skin.
Indications: Headache, neck rigidity, pain in the lower back and thigh, epilepsy.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.3-0.5 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy: See Jinmen (BL 63).
BL 65 (Shu-Stream Point)
Chinese Name: Shugu
English Name:
Location: Posterior to the fifth metatarsophalangeal joint, at the junction of the red and white skin.
Indications: Mania, headache, neck rigidity, blurring of vision, backache, pain in the lower extremities.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.3-0.5 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The fourth common plantar digital artery and vein.
Innervation: The fourth common plantar digital nerve and the lateral dorsal cutaneous nerve of foot.
BL 66 (Ying-Spring Point)
Chinese Name: Zutonggu
English Name:
Location: Anterior to the fifth metatarsophalangeal joint, at the junction of the red and white skin.
Indications: Headache, neck rigidity, blurring of vision, epistaxis, mania.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.2-0.3 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy Vasculature: The plantar digital artery and vein.
Innervation: The plantar digital proprial nerve and the lateral dorsal cutaneous nerve of foot.
BL 67 (Jing-Well Point)
Chinese Name: Zhiyin
English Name:
Location: On the lateral side of the small toe, about 0.1 cun from the corner of the nail.
Indications: Headache, nasal obstruction, epistaxis, ophthalmalgia, malposition of fetus, difficult labour, detention of after birth, feverish sensation in the sole.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture superficially 0.1 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The network formed by the dorsal digital artery and plantar digital proprial artery.
Innervation: The plantar digital proprial nerve and the lateral dorsal cutaneous nerve of foot.
Chinese Name: Jingming
English Name:
Location: In the depression slightly above the inner canthus.
Indications: Redness, swelling and pain of the eye, itching of the canthus, lacrimation, night blindness, color blindness, blurring of vision, myopia.
Acupuncture Method: Ask the patient to close his eyes when pushing gently the eyeball to the lateral side. Puncture slowly perpendicularly 0.3-0.7 inch along the orbital wall. It is not advisable to twist of lift and thrust the needle vigorously. To avoid bleeding, press the puncturing site for a few seconds after withdrawal of the needle. Moxibustion is forbidden.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The angular artery and vein, deeper, superiorly, the ophthalmic artery and vein.
Innervation: Superficially, the supratrochlear and infratrochlear nerves; deeper, the branches of the oculomotor nerve, the ophthalmic nerve.
BL 2
Chinese Name: Zanzhu
English Name:
Location: On the medial extremity of the eyebrow, or on the supraorbital notch.
Indications: Headache, blurring and failing of vision, pain in the supraorbital region, lacrimation, redness, swelling and pain of the eye, twitching of eyelids, glaucoma.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture subcutaneously 0.3-0.5 inch, or prick with three-edged needle to cause bleeding.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The frontal artery and vein.
Innervation: The medial branch of the frontal nerve.
BL 3
Chinese Name: Meichong
English Name:
Location: Directly above Zanzhu, 0.5 cun within the anterior hairline, between Shenting (GV 24) and Quchai (BL 4).
Indications: Headache, giddiness, epilepsy, nasal obstruction.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture subcutaneously 0.3-0.5 inch.
Regional anatomy: See Zanzhu (BL 2).
BL 4
Chinese Name: Qucha
English Name:
Location: 0.5 cun directly above the midpoint of the anterior hairline and 1.5 cun lateral to the midline, at the junction of the medial third and lateral two-thirds of the distance from Shenting (GV 24) to Touwei (ST 8).
Indications: Headache, nasal obstruction, epistaxis, blurring and failing of vision.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture subcutaneously 0.3-0.5 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The frontal artery and vein.
Innervation: The lateral branch of the frontal nerve.
BL 5
Chinese Name: Wuchu
English Name:
Location: 1 cun directly above the midpoint of the anterior hairline and 1.5 cun lateral to the midline.
Indications: Headache, blurring of vision, epilepsy, convulsion.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture subcutaneously 0.3-0.5 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy: See Quchai (BL 4).
BL 6
Chinese Name: Chengguang
English Name:
Location: 2.5 cun directly above the midpoint of the anterior hairline and 1.5 cun lateral to the midline.
Indications: Headache, blurring of vision, nasal obstruction.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture subcutaneously 0.3-0.5 inch.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The anastomotic network of the frontal artery and vein, the superficial temporal artery and vein, the occipital artery and vein.
Innervation: The anastomotic branch of the lateral branch of the frontal nerve and the great occipital nerve.
BL 7
Chinese Name: Tongtian
English Name:
Location: 4 cun directly above the midpoint of the anterior hairline and 1.5 cun lateral to the midline.
Indications: Headache, giddiness, nasal obstruction, epistaxis, rhinorrhea.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture subcutaneously 0.3-0.5 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The superficial temporal artery and vein and the occipital artery and vein.
Innervation: The branch of the great occipital nerve.
BL 8
Chinese Name: Luoque
English Name:
Location: 5.5 cun directly above the midpoint of the anterior hairline and 1.5 cun lateral to the midline.
Indications: Dizziness, blurring of vision, tinnitus, mania.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture subcutaneously 0.3-0.5 inch.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The branches of the occipital artery and vein.
Innervation: The branch of the great occipital nerve.
BL 9
Chinese Name: Yuzhen
English Name:
Location: 2.5 cun directly above the midpoint of the posterior hairline and 1.3 cun lateral to the midline, in the depression on the level of the upper border of the external occipital protuberance.
Indications: Headache and neck pain, dizziness, ophthalmalgia, nasal obstruction.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture subcutaneously 0.3-0.5 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The occipital artery and vein.
Innervation: The branch of the great occipital nerve.
BL 10
Chinese Name: Tianzhu
English Name:
Location: 1.3 cun lateral to the midpoint of the posterior hairline and in the depression on the lateral aspect of m. trapezius.
Indications: Headache, nasal obstruction, sore throat, neck rigidity, pain in the shoulder and back.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.5-0.8 inch.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The occipital artery and vein.
Innervation: The great occipital nerve.
BL 11 (Influential Point of Bone)
Chinese Name: Dazhu
English Name:
Location: 1.5 cun lateral to Taodao (GV 13), at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the first thoracic vertebra.
Indications: Headache, pain in the neck and back, pain and soreness in the scapular region, cough, fever, neck rigidity.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture obliquely 0.5-0.7 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The medial cutaneous branches of the posterior branches of the intercostal artery and vein.
Innervation: The medial cutaneous branches of the posterior rami of the first and second thoracic nerves; deeper, their lateral cutaneous branches.
BL 12
Chinese Name: Fengmen
English Name:
Location: 1.5 cun lateral to the GV Meridian, at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the second thoracic vertebra.
Indications: Common cold, cough, fever and headache, neck rigidity, backache.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture obliquely 0.5-0.7 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy Vasculature: The medial cutaneous branches of the posterior branches of the intercostal artery and vein.
Innervation: Superficially, the medial cutaneous branches of the posterior rami of the second and third thoracic nerves; deeper, their lateral cutaneous branches.
BL 13 (Back-Shu Point of the Lung)
Chinese Name: Feishu
English Name:
Location: 1.5 cun lateral to Shenzhu (GV 12), at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the third thoracic vertebra.
Indications: Cough, asthma, chest pain, spitting of blood, afternoon fever, night sweating.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture obliquely 05-0.7 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The medial cutaneous branches of the posterior branches of the intercostal artery and vein.
Innervation: The medial cutaneous branches of the posterior rami of the third and fourth thoracic nerves; deeper, their lateral branches.
BL 14 (Back-Shu Point of the Pericardium)
Chinese Name: Jueyinshu
English Name:
Location: 1.5 cun lateral to the Governor Vessel, at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the fourth thoracic vertebra.
Indications: Cough, cardiac pain, palpitation, stuffy chest, vomiting.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture obliquely 0.5-0.7 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The medial cutaneous branches of the posterior branches of the intercostal artery and vein.
Innervation: The medial cutaneous branches of the posterior rami of the fourth or fifth thoracic nerves; deeper, their lateral branches.
BL 15 (Back-Shu Point of the Heart)
Chinese Name: Xinshu
English Name:
Location: 1.5 cun lateral to Shendao (GV 11), at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the fifth thoracic vertebra.
Indications: Cardiac pain, panic, loss of memory, palpitation, cough, spitting of blood, nocturnal emission, night sweating, mania, epilepsy.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture obliquely 0.5-0.7 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The medial cutaneous branches of the posterior branches of the intercostal artery and vein.
Innervation: The medial cutaneous branches of the posterior rami of the fifth and sixth thoracic nerves; deeper, their lateral branches.
BL 16
Chinese Name: Dushu
English Name:
Location: 1.5 cun lateral to Lingtai (GV 10), at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the sixth thoracic vertebra.
Indications:
Acupuncture Method: Puncture obliquely 0.5-0.7 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The medial branches of the posterior branches of the intercostal artery and vein, the descending branch of the transverse cervical artery.
Innervation: The dorsal scapular nerve, the medial cutaneous branches of the dorsal rami of the sixth and seventh thoracic nerves; deeper, their lateral branches.
BL 17 (Influential Point of Blood)
Chinese Name: Geshu
English Name:
Location: 1.5 cun lateral to Zhiyang (GV 9), at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the seventh thoracic vertebra.
Indications: Vomiting, hiccup, belching, difficulty in swallowing, asthma, cough, spitting of blood, afternoon fever, night sweating, measles.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture obliquely 0.5-0.7 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The medial branches of the posterior branches of the intercostal artery and vein.
Innervation: The medial branches of the posterior rami of the seventh and eighth thoracic nerves; deeper, their lateral branches.
BL 18 (Back-Shu Point of the Liver)
Chinese Name: Ganshu
English Name:
Location: 1.5 cun lateral to Jinsuo (GV 8), at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 9th thoracic vertebra.
Indications: Jaundice, pain in the hypochondriac region, redness of the eye, blurring of vision, night blindness, mental disorders, epilepsy, backache, spitting of blood, epistaxis.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture obliquely 0.5-0.7 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The medial branches of the posterior branches of the intercostal artery and vein.
Innervation: The medial cutaneous branches of the posterior rami of the ninth and tenth thoracic nerves; deeper, their lateral branches.
BL 19 (Back-Shu Point of the Gallbladder)
Chinese Name: Danshu
English Name:
Location: 1.5 cun lateral to Zhongshu (GV 7), at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the tenth thoracic vertebra.
Indications: Jaundice, bitter taste of the mouth, pain in the chest and hypochondriac region, pulmonary tuberculosis, afternoon fever.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture obliquely 0.5-0.8 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Musculature: M. latissimus dorsi, the site between m. longissimus and m. ilio~ costalis.
Vasculature: The medial branches of the posterior branches of the intercostal artery and vein.
Innervation: The medial cutaneous branches of the posterior rami of the tenth and eleventh thoracic nerves; deeper, their lateral branches.
BL 20 (Back-Shu Point of the Spleen)
Chinese Name: Pishu
English Name:
Location: 1.5 cun lateral to Jizhong (GV 6), at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the eleventh thoracic vertebra.
Indications: Epigastric pain, abdominal distension, jaundice, vomiting, diarrhea, dysentery, bloody stools, profuse menstruation, edema, anorexia, backache.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture obliquely 0.5-0.7 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The medial branches of the posterior branches of the intercostal artery and vein.
Innervation: The medial cutaneous branches of the posterior rami of the eleventh and twelfth thoracic nerves; deeper, their lateral branches.
BL 21 (Back-Shu Point of the Stomach)
Chinese Name: Weishu
English Name:
Location: 1.5 cun lateral to the Govern or Vessel, at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the twelfth thoracic vertebra.
Indications: Pain in the chest and hypochondriac and epigastric regions, anorexia, abdominal distension, borborygmus, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture obliquely 0.5-0.8 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The medial branches of the posterior branches of the subcostal artery and vein.
Innervation: The medial cutaneous branch of the posterior ramus of the twelfth thoracic nerve; deeper, its lateral branch.
BL 22 (Back-Shu Point of Triple Energizer)
Chinese Name: Sanjiaoshu
English Name:
Location: 1.5 cun lateral to Xuanshu (GV 5), at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the first lumbar vertebra.
Indications: Borborygmus, abdominal distension, indigestion, vomiting, diarrhea, dysentery, edema, pain and stiffness of the lower back.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.5-1.0 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The posterior branches of the first lumber artery and vein.
Innervation: The lateral cutaneous branch of the posterior ramus of the tenth thoracic nerve; deeper, the lateral branch of the posterior ramus of the first lumbar nerve.
BL 23 (Back-Shu Point of the Kidney)
Chinese Name: Shenshu
English Name:
Location: 1.5 cun lateral to Mingmen (GV 4), at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the second lumbar vertebra.
Indications: Nocturnal emission, impotence, enuresis, irregular menstruation, leukorrhea, low back pain, weakness 1 of the knee, blurring of vision, dizziness, tinnitus, deafness, edema, asthma, diarrhea.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 1-1.2 inches. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The posterior branches of the second lumbar artery and vein.
Innervation: The lateral branch of the posterior ramus of the first lumbar nerve; deeper, its lateral branch.
BL 24
Chinese Name: Qihaishu
English Name:
Location: 1.5 cun lateral to the Governor Vessel, at the level of the lower " border of the spinous process of the third lumbar vertebra.
Indications: Low back pain, irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea, asthma.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.8-1.2 inches. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy Vasculature: The posterior branch of the third lumbar artery and vein.
Innervation: The lateral cutaneous branch of the posterior ramus of the second lumbar nerve.
BL 25 (Back-Shu Point of the Large Intestine)
Chinese Name: Dachangshu
English Name:
Location: 1.5 cun lateral to Yaoyangguan (GV 3), at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the fourth lumbar vertebra.
Indications: Low back pain, borborygmus, abdominal distension, diarrhea, constipation, muscular atrophy, pain, numbness and motor impairment of the lower extremities, sciatica.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.8-1.2 inches. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The posterior branch of the fourth lumbar artery and vein.
Innervation: The posterior ramus of the third lumbar nerve.
BL 26
Chinese Name: Guanyuanshu
English Name:
Location: 1.5 cun lateral to the Governor Vessel, at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the fifth lumbar vertebra.
Indications: Low back pain, abdominal distension, diarrhea, enuresis, sciatica, frequent urination.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.8-1.2 inches. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The posterior branches of the lowest lumbar artery and vein.
Innervation: The posterior ramus of the fifth lumbar nerve.
BL 27 (Back-Shu Point of the Small Intestine)
Chinese Name: Xiaochangshu
English Name:
Location: 1.5 cun lateral to the Governor Vessel, at the level of the first posterior sacral foramen.
Indications: Lower abdominal pain and distension, dysentery, nocturnal emission, hematuria, enuresis, morbid leukorrhea, lower back pain, sciatica.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.8-1.2 inches. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The posterior branches of the lateral sacral artery and vein.
Innervation: The lateral branch of the posterior ramus of the first sacral nerve.
BL 28 (Back-Shu Point of the Bladder)
Chinese Name: Pangguangshu
English Name:
Location: 1.5 cun lateral to the Governor Vessel, at the level of the second posterior sacral foramen.
Indications: Retention of urine, enuresis, frequent urination, diarrhea, constipation, stiffness and pain of the lower back.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.8-1.2 inches. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The posterior branches of the lateral sacral artery and vein.
Innervation: The lateral branches of the posterior rami of the first and second sacral nerves.
BL 29
Chinese Name: Zhonglushu
English Name:
Location: 1.5 cun lateral to the Governor Vessel, at the level of the third posterior sacral foramen.
Indications: Dysentery, hernia, stiffness and pain of the lower back. Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.8-1.2 inches. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The posterior branches of the lateral sacral artery and vein, the branches of the inferior gluteal artery and vein.
Innervation: The lateral branches of the posterior rami of the third and fourth sacral nerves.
BL 30
Chinese Name: Baihuanshu
English Name:
Location: 1.5 cun lateral to the Governor Vessel, at the level of the fourth posterior sacral foramen.
Indications: Enuresis, pain due to hernia, morbid leukorrhea, irregular menstruation, cold sensation and pain of the lower back, dysuria, constipation, tenesmus, prolapse of the rectum.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.8-1.2 inches.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The inferior gluteal artery and vein; deeper, the internal pudendal artery and vein.
Innervation: The lateral branches of the posterior rami of the third and fourth sacral nerves, the inferior gluteal nerve.
BL 31
Chinese Name: Shangliao
English Name:
Location: On the sacrum, at the midpoint between the posteriosuperior iliac spine and the posterior midline, just at the first posterior sacral foramen.
Indications: Low back pain, dysuria, constipation, irregular menstruation, morbid leukorrhea, prolapse of the uterus.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.8-1.2 inches. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The posterior branches of the lateral sacral artery and vein.
Innervation: At the site where the posterior ramus of the first sacral nerve passes.
BL 32
Chinese Name: Chiliao
English Name:
Location: On the sacrum, medial and inferior to the posteriosuperior iliac spine, just at the second posterior sacral foramen.
Indications: Low back pain, hernia, irregular menstruation, leukorrhea, dysmenorrhea, nocturnal emission, impotence, enuresis, dysuria, muscular atrophy, pain, numbness and motor impairment of the lower extremities.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.8-1.2 inches. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The posterior branches of the lateral sacral artery and vein.
Innervation: The posterior ramus of the second sacral nerve.
BL 33
Chinese Name: Zhongliao
English Name:
Location: On the sacrum, medial and inferior to Ciliao (BL 32), just at the third posterior sacral foramen.
Indications: Low back pain, constipation, diarrhea, dysuria, irregular menstruation, morbid leukorrhea.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.8-1.2 inches. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The posterior branches of the lateral sacral artery and vein.
Innervation: On the course of the posterior ramus of the third sacral nerve.
BL 34
Chinese Name: Xialiao
English Name:
Location: On the sacrum, medial and inferior to Zhongliao (BL 33), just at the fourth posterior sacral foramen.
Indications: Low back pain, lower abdominal pain, dysuria, constipation, morbid leukorrhea.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.8-1.2 inches. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The branches of the inferior gluteal artery and vein.
Innervation: On the course of the posterior ramus of the fourth sacral nerve.
BL 35
Chinese Name: Huiyang
English Name:
Location: On the sacrum, 0.5 cun lateral to the tip of the coccyx.
Indications: Dysentery, bloody stools, diarrhea, hemorrhoids, impotence, morbid leukorrhea.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.5-1.0 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The branches of the inferior gluteal artery and vein.
Innervation: The coccygeal nerve.
BL 36
Chinese Name: Chengfu
English Name:
Location: On the posterior side of the thigh, at the midpoint of the inferior gluteal crease.
Indications: Pain in the lower back and gluteal region, constipation, muscular atrophy, pain, numbness and motor impairment of the lower extremities.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 1.0-1.5 inches. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The artery and vein running alongside the sciatic nerve.
Innervation: The posterior femoral cutaneous nerve; deeper, the sciatic nerve.
BL 37
Chinese Name: Yinmen
English Name:
Location: 6 cun below Chengfu (BL 36) on the line joining Chengfu (BL 36) and Weizhong (BL 40).
Indications: Pain in the lower back and thigh, muscular atrophy, pain, numbness and motor impairment of the lower extremities, hemiplegia.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 1.0-2.0 inches. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: Laterally, the third perforating branches of the deep femoral artery and vein.
Innervation: The posterior femoral cutaneous nerve; deeper, the sciatic nerve.
BL 38
Chinese Name: Fuxi
English Name:
Location: 1 cun above Weiyang (BL 39) on the medial side of the tendon of m. biceps femoris. The point is located with the knee slightly flexed.
Indications: Numbness of the gluteal and femoral regions, contracture of the tendons in the popliteal fossa.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.5-1.0 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The superolateral genicular artery and vein.
Innervation: The posterior femoral cutaneous nerve and the common peroneal nerve.
BL 39 (Lower He-Sea Point of Triple Energizer)
Chinese Name: Weiyang
English Name:
Location: Lateral to Weizhong (BL 40), on the medial border of the tendon of m. biceps femoris.
Indications: Stiffness and pain of the lower back, distension and fullness of the lower abdomen, edema, dysuria, cramp of the leg and foot.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.5-1.0 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy: See Fuxi (BL 38)
BL 40 (He-Sea Point)
Chinese Name: Weizhong
English Name:
Location: Midpoint of the transverse crease of the popliteal fossa, between the tendons of m. biceps femoris and m. semitendinosus.
Indications: Low back pain, motor impairment of the hip joint, contracture of the tendons in the popliteal fossa, muscular atrophy, pain, numbness and motor impairment of the lower extremities, hemiplegia, abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea, erysipelas.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.5-1.0 inch, or prick the popliteal vein with three-edged needle to cause bleedmg.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: Superficially, the femoro-popliteal vein; deeper and medially, the popliteal vein; deepest, the popliteal artery.
Innervation: The posterior femoral cutaneous nerve, the tibial nerve.
BL 41
Chinese Name: Fufen
English Name:
Location: 3 cun lateral to the Governor Vessel, at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 2nd thoracic vertebra, on the spinal border of the scapula.
Indications: Stiffness and pain of the shoulder, back and neck, numbness of the elbow and arm.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.3-0.5 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The descending branch of the transverse cervical artery, the posterior branches of the intercostal artery and vein.
Innervation: The lateral branches of the posterior rami of the first and second thoracic nerves; deeper, the dorsal scapular nerve.
BL 42
Chinese Name: Pohu
English Name:
Location: 3 cun lateral to the Governor Vessel, at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 3rd thoracic vertebra, on the spinal border of the scapula.
Indications: Pulmonary tuberculosis, hemoptysis, cough, asthma, neck rigidity, pain in the shoulder and back.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture obliquely 0.3-0.5 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The posterior branch of the intercostal artery, the descending branch of the transverse cervical artery.
Innervation; The medial cutaneous branches of the posterior rami of the second and third thoracic nerves; deeper, their lateral branches and the dorsoscapular nerve.
BL 43
Chinese Name: Gaohuang
English Name:
Location: 3 cun lateral to the Governor Vessel, at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 4th thoracic vertebra, on the spinal border of the scapula.
Indications: Pulmonary tuberculosis, cough, asthma, spitting of blood, night sweating, poor memory, nocturnal emisSIon.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture obliquely 0.3-0.5 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The posterior branch of the intercostal artery and the descending branch of the transverse cervical artery.
Innervation: The medial cutaneous branches of the posterior rami of the second and third thoracic nerves; deeper, their lateral branches and the dorsoscapular nerve.
BL 44
Chinese Name: Shentang
English Name:
Location: 3 cun lateral to Shendao (GV 11), at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 5th thoracic vertebra, on the spinal border of the scapula.
Indications: Asthma, cardiac pain, palpitation, stuffy chest, cough, stiffness and pain of the back.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture obliquely 0.3-0.5 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The posterior branches of the intercostal artery and vein, the descending branch of the transverse cervical artery.
Innervation: The medial cutaneous branches of the posterior rami of the fourth and fifth thoracic nerves; deeper, their lateral branches and the dorsoscapular nerve.
BL 45
Chinese Name: Yixi
English Name:
Location: 3 cun lateral to Lingtai (GV 10), at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 6th thoracic vertebra, on the spinal border of the scapula.
Indications: Cough, asthma, pain of the shoulder and back.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture obliquely downward 0.3-0.5 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The posterior branches of the intercostal artery and vein.
Innervation: The medial cutaneous branches of the posterior rami of the fifth and sixth thoracic nerves; deeper, their lateral branches.
BL 46
Chinese Name: Geguan
English Name:
Location: 3 cun lateral to Zhiyang (GV 9), at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 7th thoracic vertebra, approximately at the level of the inferior angle of the scapula.
Indications: Dysphagia, hiccup, vomiting, belching, pain and stiffness of the back.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture obliquely 0.3-0.5 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The posterior branches of the intercostal artery and vein.
Innervation: The medial cutaneous branches of the posterior rami of the sixth and seventh thoracic nerves; deeper, their lateral branches.
BL 47
Chinese Name: Hunmen
English Name:
Location: 3 cun lateral to Jinsuo (GV 8), at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 9th thoracic vertebra.
Indications: Pain in the chest and hypochondriac region, back pain, vomiting, diarrhea.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture obliquely 0.3-0.5 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The posterior branches of the intercostal artery and vein. Innervation: The lateral cutaneous branches of the posterior rami of the seventh and eighth thoracic nerves.
BL 48
Chinese Name: Yanggang
English Name:
Location: 3 cun lateral to Zhongshu (GV 7), at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the tenth thoracic vertebra. (See CoI. Fig. 9)
Indications: Borborygmus, abdominal pain, diarrhea, pain in the hypochondriac region, jaundice.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture obliquely 0.3-0.5 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The posterior branches of the intercostal artery and vein. Innervation: The lateral cutaneous branches of the posterior rami of the eighth and ninth thoracic nerves.
BL 49
Chinese Name: Yishe
English Name:
Location: 3 cun lateral to Jizhong (GV 6), at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the eleventh thoracic vertebra.
Indications: Abdominal distension, borborygmus, vomiting, diarrhea, difficulty in swallowing.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture obliquely 0.3-0.5 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The posterior branches of the intercostal artery and vein.
Innervation: The lateral branches of the posterior rami of the tenth and eleventh thoracic nerves.
BL 50
Chinese Name: Weicang
English Name:
Location: 3 cun lateral to the Governor Vessel, at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the twelfth thoracic vertebra. (See Col. Fig. 9)
Indications: Abdominal distension, pain in the epigastric region and back, infantile indigestion.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture obliquely 0.3-0.5 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The posterior branches of the subcostal artery and vein.
Innervation: The lateral cutaneous branches of the posterior ramus of the eleventh thoracic nerve.
BL 51
Chinese Name: Huangmen
English Name:
Location: 3 cun lateral to Xuanshu (GV 5), at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 1st lumbar vertebra.
Indications: Abdominal pain, constipation, abdominal mass.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture obliquely 0.3-0.5 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The posterior branches of the first lumbar artery and vein.
Innervation: The lateral branch of the posterior ramus of the twelfth thoracic nerve.
BL 52
Chinese Name: Zhishi
English Name:
Location: 3 cun lateral to Mingmen (GV 4), at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 2nd lumbar vertebra.
Indications: Nocturnal emission, impotence, enuresis, frequency of urination, dysuria, irregular menstruation, pain in the back and knee, edema.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.5-1.0 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The posterior branches of the second lumbar artery and vein.
Innervation: The lateral branch of the posterior ramus of the twelfth thoracic nerve and the lateral branch of the first lumbar nerve.
BL 53
Chinese Name: Baohuang
English Name:
Location: 3 cun lateral to the median sacral crest, at the level of the 2nd sacral posterior foramen.
Indications: Borborygmus, abdominal distension, pain in the lower back, anuria.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.8-1.2 inches. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The superior gluteal artery and vein.
Innervation: The superior cluneal nerves; deeper, the superior gluteal nerve.
BL 54
Chinese Name: Zhibian
English Name:
Location: On the level of the 4th posterior sacral foramen, 3 cun lateral to the median sacral crest.
Indications: Pain in the lumbosacral region, muscular atrophy, motor impairment of the lower extremities, dysuria, swelling around external genitalia, hemorrhoids, constipation.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 1.5-2.0 inches. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The inferior gluteal artery and vein.
Innervation: The inferior gluteal nerve, the posterior femoral cutaneous nerve and the sciatic nerve.
BL 55
Chinese Name: Heyang
English Name:
Location: 2 cun directly below Weizhong (BL 40), between the medial and lateral heads of m. gastrocnemius, on the line joining Weizhong (BL 40) and Chengshan (BL 57).
Indications: Low back pain, pain and paralysis of the lower extremities.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.7- 1.0 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The small saphenous vein; deeper, the popliteal artery and vem.
Innervation: The medial sural cutaneous nerve; deeper, the tibial nerve.
BL 56
Chinese Name: Chengjin
English Name:
Location: On the line connecting Weizhong (BL 40) and Chengshan (BL 57) in the centre of the belly of m. gastrocnemius, 5 cun below Weizhong (BL 40).
Indications: Spasm of the gastrocnemius, hemorrhoids, acute lower back pam.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.8-1.2 inches. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The small saphenous vein; deeper, the posterior tibial artery and vein.
Innervation: The medial sural cutaneous nerve; deeper, the tibial nerve.
BL 57
Chinese Name: Chengshan
English Name:
Location: On the posterior midline of the leg, between Weizhong (BL 40) and Kunlun (BL 60), in a pointed depression formed below the gastrocnemius muscle belly when the leg is stretched or the heel is lifted.
Indications: Low back pain, spasm of the gastrocnemius, hemorrhoids, constipation, beriberi.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.8-1.2 inches. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy: See Chengjin (BL 56).
BL 58 (Luo-Connecting Point)
Chinese Name: Feiyang
English Name:
Location: 7 cun directly above Kunlun (BL 60), on the posterior border of fibula, about 1 cun lateral and inferior to Chengshan (BL 57).
Indications: Headache, blurring of vision, nasal obstruction, epistaxis, back pain, hemorrhoids, weakness of the leg.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.7-1.0 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Inervation: The lateral sural cutaneous nerve.
BL 59 (Xi-Cleft Point of the Yang Heel Vessel)
Chinese Name: Fuyang
English Name:
Location: 3 cun directly above Kunlun (BL 60).
Indications: Heavy sensation of the head, headache, low back pain, redness and swelling of the external malleolus, paralysis of the lower extremities.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.5-1.0 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The small saphenous vein; deeper, the terminal branch of the peroneal artery.
Innervation: The sural nerve.
BL 60 (Jing-River Point)
Chinese Name: Kunlun
English Name:
Location: In the depression between the tip of the external malleolus and Achilles' tendon.
Indications: Headache, blurring of vision, neck rigidity, epistaxis, pain in the shoulder, back and arm, swelling and pain of the heel, difficult labour, epilepsy.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.5-1.0 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The small saphenous vein, the posteroexternal malleolar artery and vein.
Innervation: The sural nerve.
BL 61
Chinese Name: Pucan
English Name:
Location: Posterior and inferior to the external malleolus, directly below Kunlun (BL 60), lateral to calcaneum, at the junction of the red and white skin.
Indications: Muscular atrophy and weakness of the lower extremities, pain in the heel.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.3-0.5 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The external calcaneal branches of the peroneal artery and vein.
Innervation: The external calcaneal branch of the sural nerve.
BL 62 (Confluent Point)
Chinese Name: Shenmai
English Name:
Location: In the depression directly below the external malleolus.
Indications: Epilepsy, mania, headache, dizziness, insomnia, backache, aching of the leg.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.3-0.5 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The external malleolar arterial network.
Innervation: The sural nerve.
BL 63 (Xi-Cleft Point)
Chinese Name: Jinmen
English Name:
Location: On the lateral side of the foot, directly below the anterior border of the external malleolus, on the lower border of the cuboid bone.
Indications: Mania, epilepsy, infantile convulsion, backache, pain the external malleolus, motor impairment and pain of the lower extremities.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.3-0.5 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The lateral plantar artery and vein.
Innervation: The lateral dorsal cutaneous nerve of foot; deeper, the lateral plantar nerve.
BL 64 (Yuan-Primary Point)
Chinese Name: Jinggu
English Name:
Location: Below the tuberosity of the fifth metatarsal bone, at the junction of the red and white skin.
Indications: Headache, neck rigidity, pain in the lower back and thigh, epilepsy.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.3-0.5 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy: See Jinmen (BL 63).
BL 65 (Shu-Stream Point)
Chinese Name: Shugu
English Name:
Location: Posterior to the fifth metatarsophalangeal joint, at the junction of the red and white skin.
Indications: Mania, headache, neck rigidity, blurring of vision, backache, pain in the lower extremities.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.3-0.5 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The fourth common plantar digital artery and vein.
Innervation: The fourth common plantar digital nerve and the lateral dorsal cutaneous nerve of foot.
BL 66 (Ying-Spring Point)
Chinese Name: Zutonggu
English Name:
Location: Anterior to the fifth metatarsophalangeal joint, at the junction of the red and white skin.
Indications: Headache, neck rigidity, blurring of vision, epistaxis, mania.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.2-0.3 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy Vasculature: The plantar digital artery and vein.
Innervation: The plantar digital proprial nerve and the lateral dorsal cutaneous nerve of foot.
BL 67 (Jing-Well Point)
Chinese Name: Zhiyin
English Name:
Location: On the lateral side of the small toe, about 0.1 cun from the corner of the nail.
Indications: Headache, nasal obstruction, epistaxis, ophthalmalgia, malposition of fetus, difficult labour, detention of after birth, feverish sensation in the sole.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture superficially 0.1 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The network formed by the dorsal digital artery and plantar digital proprial artery.
Innervation: The plantar digital proprial nerve and the lateral dorsal cutaneous nerve of foot.
