BL / The Bladder Channel of Foot Tai Yang / 足太阳膀胱经 Flashcards
67 Points
BL1 睛明 Jingming - Meeting Point
0.1 cun medial and superior to the inner canthus of the eye, near the medial border of the orbit
- Meeting point of the Badder, Small Intestine, Stomach, Gall Bladder and Sanjiao channels with the Governing (Du), Yin Motility and Yang Motility vessels
- Caution: do not manipulate the needles and after the needling you must press over 1 minute to avoid bleeding
BL2 攒竹 Cuanzhu
Superior to the inner canthus, in a depression on the eyebrow, close to its medial end.
BL3 眉冲 Meichong
Directly superior to Cuanzhu BL2, 0.5 cun within the anterior hairline, level with Shenting DU24
BL4 曲差
0.5 cun within the anterior hairline, 1.5 cun lateral to the medline and one third the distance between Shenting DU24 and Touwei ST8.
- The cun length of anterior hairline
BL5 五处 Wuchu
0.5 cun directly posterior to Quchai BL4, 1 cun within the anterior hairline, and 1.5 cun lateral to Shangxing DU23.
BL6 承光 Chengguang
1.5 cun posterior to the Wuchu BL5, 2.5 cun within the anterior hairline and 1.5 cun lateral to the midline
BL7 通天 Tongtian
1.5 cun posterior to Chengguang BL6 and 4 cun within the anterior hairline, 1.5 cun lateral to the midline
BL8 络却 Luoque
1.5 cun posterior to Tongtian BL7, 5.5 cun within the anterior hairline, 1.5 cun lateral to the midline
- Also: 1.5 cun lateral to and 0.5 cun posterior to Baihui DU20
BL9 玉枕 Yuzhen
1.3 cun lateral to Naohu DU17 (located in the depression superior to the external occipital protuberance), 1.5 cun superior to Fengfu FU16
BL10 天柱 Tianzhu
On the lateral aspect of the trapezius muscle, 1.3 cun lateral to the midline of posterior hairline.
BL11 大杼 Dashu - 八会穴(骨)
1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of the first thoracic vertebra (T1)
- Hui-meeting point of bone
BL12 风门 Fengmen
1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of the second thoracic vertebra (T2)
- Caution: needling depth
BL13 肺俞 Feishu - 背俞穴(肺)
1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of the third thoracic vertebra (T3)
- Back-shu point of the Lung
- Diseases of yin / yang
- Caution: needling depth
BL14 厥阴俞 Jueyinshu -背俞穴(心包)
1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of the forth thoracic vertebra (T4)
- Back-shu point of the Pericardium
- Caution: needling depth
BL15 心俞 Xinshu - 背俞穴(心)
1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of the fifth thoracic vertebra (T5)
- Back-shu point of the Heart
- Caution: needling depth
BL16 督俞
1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of the sixth thoracic vertebra (T6)
- Caution: needling depth
BL17 膈俞 - 八会穴(血)
1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of the seventh thoracic vertebra (T7)
- Hui-meeting point of Blood
- Caution: needling depth
BL18 肝俞 Ganshu - 背俞穴(肝)
1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of the ninth thoracic vertebra (T9)
- Back-shu point of the Liver
BL19 胆俞 Danshu - 背俞穴(胆)
1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of the tenth thoracic vertebra (10)
- Back-shu point of the Gall Bladder
BL20 脾俞 Pishu - 背俞穴(脾)
1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of the eleventh thoracic vertebra (T11)
- Back-shu point of the Spleen
BL21 胃俞 Weishu - 背俞穴(胃)
1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of the twelfth thoracic vertebra (T12)
- Back-shu point of the Stomach
BL22 三焦俞 Sanjiaoshu - 背俞穴(三焦)
1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of the first lumbar vertebra (L1)
- Back-shu point of the Sanjiao
BL24 气海俞 Qihaishu
1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of the third lumbar vertebra (L3)
BL23 肾俞 Shenshu - 背俞穴(肾)
1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of the second lumbar vertebra (L2)
- Back-shu point of the Kidneys
BL25 大肠俞 Dachangshu - 背俞穴(大肠)
1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of the fourth lumbar vertebra (L4)
- Back-shu point of the Large Intestine
- L4 at the same level with the top of iliac crest
BL26 关元俞 Guanyuanshu
1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of the fifth lumbar vertebra (L5)