Bladder Channel

Question 1

Function of the Bladder

Answer 1

store fluid via its qi transformation action to convert the waste into urine for excretion

Question 2

Many Points on the Bladder channel are important in:

Answer 2

• Eliminating both exterior and interior wind (bc it [taiyang] is the most superficial of the six channels
• treating disorders of mania and epilepsy (BL2,10,60,66)
• treating disorders of spirit (BL 13,15,18) due to their action on the LU, HT, and LV Zang
• Expel exterior wind from the eye, pacify interior wind, and treat disorders of the eyes, nose, head and face
• treats disorders of lumbar, anus, and leg (BL 36 to 60)

Question 3

No BL points line up with :

Answer 3

DU20 and T8

Question 4

BL1

Needling
Actions
Indications

Answer 4

Needling: perpendicular .2 to .3 cun

Actions: benefits the eyes; expels wind and clears heat

Indications: redness, swelling and pain of the eyes, lacrimation on exposure to wind, blurry vision

Question 5

BL9

Needling
Actions
Indications

Answer 5

In alignment with DU 17

Needling: transverse insertion .5 to 1 cun

Actions: Expels wind and cold and alleviates pain; benefits nose and eyes

Indications: occipital headache, dizziness, pain of head and neck with inability to turn head, chills and fever

Question 6

BL10

Needling
Actions
Indications

Answer 6

In alignment with DU16 therefore have similar actions

*Point of Window of heaven- for qi rebelling to the head

Needling: Perpendicular insertion .5 to 1 cun

Actions:
Regulates qi and pacifies wind; benefits the head and sensory orifices; calms the spirit; activates the channel and alleviates pain

Indications: dizziness, inability of legs to support the body; pain and heaviness of the head; headache; headwind mania; epilepsy

Question 7

BL11

Needling
Actions
Indications

Answer 7

Hui Meeting Point of the Bones (first point on the back)
Point of Sea of Blood
Location : Lower Border of T1

Needling- Oblique towards the spine, .5 to 1 cun or transverse oblique 1 to 1.5 cun

Actions: Benefits the bones and joints; expels pathogenic factors and firms the exterior; regulates lung qi and alleviates cough

Indications: bone diseases, rigidity of nape of neck and spine, fever, cough, fullness of chest

Question 8

BL13

Needling
Actions
Indications

Answer 8

Back Shu of the Lung (aligns with BL 42 and GV 12)
T3

Needling: oblique insertion towards the spine .5 to 1 cun or transverse oblique 1 to 1.5 cun

Actions: expels wind and releases the exterior; strengthens the defensive qi and firms the exterior; disseminates and descends lung qi; benefits the nose

Indications: attack by wind with fever, cold shivering, cough, headache, cough with chest and back pain, wind dizziness

Question 9

BL14

Needling
Actions
Indications

Answer 9

Back Shu of the PC (aligns with BL43)
T4

Needling: oblique insertion towards the spine .5 to 1 cun or transverse oblique 1 to 1.5 cun

Actions: spreads liver qi and unbinds the chest; regulates the heart; regulates and descends qi

Indications: heart pain, agitation and restlessness, cough, shortness of breath, rebellious qi vomiting

Question 10

BL15

Needling
Actions
Indications

Answer 10

Back Shu Point of the Heart (aligns with BL 44 and GV 11)
T5

Needling: Oblique insertion towards the spine, .5 to 1 cun or transverse oblique 1 to 1.5 cun

Actions: Tonifies and nourishes the heart; regulates heart qi; calms the spirit; unbinds the chest and resolves blood stasis; clears heart fire

Indications: heart pain; palpitations; poor memory; anxiety; irregular pulse

Question 11

BL17

Needling
Actions
Indications

Answer 11

Hui Meeting Point of Blood (aligns with BL 46 & GV9)
T7

Needling: Oblique insertion towards the spine .5 to 1 cun or transverse oblique insertion towards the spine 1 to 1.5 cun

Actions: invigorates blood and dispels stasis; cools blood heat and stops bleeding; nourishes and harmonizes the blood; harmonizes the diaphragm and descends rebellious qi

Indications: stabbing pain of the heart; epigastric pain; hiccups; coughing/vomiting blood; painful obstruction of the whole body

Question 12

BL18

Needling
Actions
Indications

Answer 12

Back Shu of the Liver (aligns with BL 47 and GV 8)
T9

Needling: Oblique insertion towards the spine .5 to 1 cun or transverse oblique insertion towards the spine 1 to 1.5 cun

Actions: Spreads liver qi; regulates and nourishes the liver blood; pacifies wind; cools fire and clears damp heat; benefits the eyes and sinews

Indications: epigastric pain; fullness of chest; jaundice; mania-depression; blurred vision; redness of the eyes; coughing blood

Question 13

BL19

Needling
Actions
Indications

Answer 13

Back Shu of the GB (aligns with BL 48 and GV7)
T10

Needling: Oblique insertion towards the spine .5 to 1 cun or transverse oblique 1 to 1.5 cun

Actions: clears damp heat from liver and gallbladder; clears pathogenic factors from shaoyang; tonifies and regulates gallbladder qi; tonifies deficiency

Indications: jaundice; yellow eyes; bitter taste in the mouth with dry tongue

Question 14

BL20

Needling
Actions
Indications

Answer 14

Back Shu of the SP (aligns with BL 49 and GV6)
T11

Needling: Oblique insertion towards the spine .5 to 1 cun or transverse oblique 1 to 1.5 cun

Actions: tonifies spleen qi and yang; resolves dampness; raises spleen qi and holds the blood; regulates and harmonizes the qi of the middle jiao

Indications: distention and pain of the abdomen; diarrhea; blood in stools or urine; malarial diseases with chills and fever

Question 15

BL21

Needling
Actions
Indications

Answer 15

Back Shu of the ST (aligns with BL50)
T12

Needling: oblique insertion towards spine .5 to 1 cun or transverse oblique 1 to 1.5 cun

Actions: regulates stomach and descends rebellious qi; harmonizes the middle jiao

Indications: epigastric pain; cold and feeble stomach; prolapse of the rectum; lack of appetite

Question 16

BL22

Needling
Actions
Indications

Answer 16

Back Shu of SJ (aligns with BL 51 and GV 5)
L1

Needling: oblique or perpendicular oblique insertion towards the spine 1 to 1.5 cun

Actions: moves and regulates the san jiao; regulates the spleen and stomach and resolves dampness; regulates the water passages and promotes urination; resolves masses

Indications: borborygmus; undigested food in stool; abdominal distention with emaciation; edema; difficult urination

Question 17

BL23

Needling
Actions
Indications

Answer 17

Back Shu of KD (aligns with BL52 and GV 4)
L2

Needling: oblique or perpendicular oblique insertion towards the spine 1 to 1.5 cun

Actions: tonifies the kidneys and fortifies yang; benefits essence; nourishes kidney yin; firms kidney qi; regulates the water passages and benefits urination; benefits and warms the uterus; benefits the ears and eyes; strengthens the lumbar region

Indications: edema; frequent urination; seminal emission; irregular menstruation; kd def deafness; pain and soreness of the lumbar region

Question 18

BL24

Needling
Actions
Indications

Answer 18

Sea of Qi Shu
Location: L2

Needling: Perpendicular insertion 1 to 1.5 cun

Actions: strengthens lumbar region and legs; regulates lower jiao

Indications: lumbar pain and stiffness; dysmenorrhea, irregular menstruation; abdominal pain; hemorrhoids

Question 19

BL25

Needling
Actions
Indications

Answer 19

Back Shu of the LI (aligns with GV3)
L2

Needling:perpendicular insertion 1 to 1.5 cun

Actions: Regulates the intestines; transforms stagnation and alleviates pain; strengthens lumbar region and legs

Indications: borborygmus; intestinal abscess; hypogastric pain; lumbar pain; undigested food in the fool; difficulty in urination and defecation

Question 20

BL27

Needling
Actions
Indications

Answer 20

Back Shu of the Small intestine (aligns with BL 31 which is one the first sacral foramen)

Needling: perpendicular insertion .5 to 1 cun

Actions: separates the pure from the turbid; regulates the intestines and bladder; drains turbid dampness and clears damp heat; regulates small intestine

Indications: diarrhea, dark yellow urine; lower abdominal pain; wasting and thirsting disorder

Question 21

BL28

Needling
Actions
Indications

Answer 21

Back Shu of the Bladder (aligns with BL 32 which is on the seconds sacral foramen)

Needling: perpendicular .5 to 1 cun

Actions: regulates the bladder; clears damp heat from lower jiao; dispels stagnation and resolves masses; benefits lumbar region and legs

Indications: difficult urination; swelling and pain of the external genitals; genital ulceration; stiffness and pain of sacrum and coccyx

Question 22

BL 39

Answer 22

Lower He Sea of the San Jiao

Needling: perpendicular insertion 1 to 1.5 cun

Actions: Harmonizes the SJ and regulates urination; activates channel and alleviates pain

Indications: retention of urine; urinary disfunction, stiffness and pain of lumbar spine

Question 23

BL 40

Answer 23

He Sea and Earth Point of the Bladder Channel

Needling: perpendicular insertion 1 to 1.5 cun or prick and bleed the superficial veins

Actions: benefits the lumbar region and knees; activates the channel and alleviates pain; cools the blood; clears summer heat and stops vomiting and diarrhea; benefits the bladder

Indications: pain and stiffness of the lumbar spine; contraction of the sinews around the knee; injury by summer heat; difficult urination; vomiting and diarrhea

Question 24

BL 42

Answer 24

Corporeal Soul

suggests that it is effective in treating disorders of the corporeal soul (po) and emotional disorders related to Lung disharmony (severe exhaustion of the LU, lung atrophy, deficiency taxation, taxation cough with heat in the body)

3 corpse possession disorder
upper corspse- attacks the eyes
middle corpse- attacks the 5 zang
lower corpse- attacks the human life itself

Question 25

BL 43

Answer 25

Powerful tonifying point

Needling: oblique insertion .3 to .5 cun

Actions: tonifies and nourishes the LU, HT, KD, SP and ST; nourishes yin and clears heat; calms the spirit; fosters the original qi; resolves phlegm

Indications: All kinds of deficiency; cough; asthma; spontaneous sweating; poor memory; insomnia; feebleness and def of spleen and stomach

Question 26

BL 47

Answer 26

Gate of Ethereal Soul

• Spreads liver qi and relaxes the sinews

Livers stores the ethereal soul (hun)

Indicated for fullness and distention of chest and lateral costal region; contraction of sinews; none and joint pain of the whole body.

Question 27

BL 57

Answer 27

Ma Dan-Yang heavenly star point

Needling: perpendicular or oblique insertion directed proximally or distally 1 to 1.5 cun

Actions: relaxes the sinews, activates the channel and alleviates pain; benefits the calf and heel; treats hemorrhoids

Indications: *all types of hemorrhoids; heavy legs, leg qi with swollen knee

Question 28

BL 58

Answer 28

Lou Connecting Point on BL

Needling perpendicular or oblique insertion directed proximally or distally 1 to 1.5 cun

Actions: harmonizes upper and lower; expels wind from taiyang channel; treats hemorrhoids; activates the channel and alleviates pain

Indications: heat in head, dizziness, chills and fever, fever with absence of sweating; lumbar pain; hemorrhoids

Question 29

BL60

Answer 29

Jing River

Needling: perpendicular insertion .5 to 1 cun or directed superiorly to join with KD 3, 1.5 to 2 cun

Actions: clears heat and lowers yang; pacifies wind and leads down excess; activates the entire bladder channel and alleviates pain; relaxes the sinews and strengthens the lumbar spine; promotes labor

Indications: epilepsy, lockjaw, stiff neck, fullness of chest, difficult labor, retention of placenta, difficulty in conceiving

Question 30

BL 62

Answer 30

Confluent Point of Yang Motility vessel
* Usually coupled with SI to open entire back

Needling: Oblique insertion directed inferiorly .3 to .5 cun

Actions: pacifies interior wind and expels exterior wind; calms spirit and treats epilepsy; benefits head and eyes

Indications: chills and fever, aversion to wind with spontaneous sweating and headache; wind dizziness, heart fright, stiffness of nape of neck

Question 31

BL 63

Answer 31

Xi Cleft

Needling: Perpendicular .3 to .5 cun

Actions; pacifies wind; moderates acute conditions; relaxes the sinews; activates the channel and alleviates pain

Indications: epilepsy, sudden and violent shan disorder; lumbar pain; knee pain

Question 32

BL64

Answer 32

Yuan Source Point

Needling: Perpendicular .3 to .5 cun

Actions: clears head and eyes and eliminates wind; calms spirit; relaxes sinews; activates channel and alleviates pain

Indications: splitting headache; heat in head; visual dizziness; palpitations; lumbar pain

Question 33

BL65

Answer 33

Shu Stream and Wood Point

Needling: perpendicular .3 to .5 cun

Actions; clears the head and eyes; clears heat and dissipates swelling; activates the channel and alleviates pain

Indications: headache, yellow eyes, deafness,chills and fever, heat in the body, pain of the lumbar region

Question 34

BL 66

Answer 34

Ying Spring and Water Point

Needling: perpendicular oblique insertion towards the sole .2 to .3 cun

Actions: clears the head; descends lung and stomach qi

Indications: heaviness of head, nosebleed, vomiting, undigested food in stool

Question 35

BL 67

Answer 35

Jing Well and Metal Point

Needling: perpendicular or oblique insertion directed proximally .1 to .2 cun or prick to bleed

Actions: expels wind and clears the head and eyes; turns the fetus and facilitates labor

Indications: vertex headache, heaviness of head, neck pain, nasal congestion, malpostion of fetus, delayed labor