Acupuncture Points on the Bladder Channel of Foot Tai Yang
- Meeting Point of the Bladder, Small Intestine, Stomach, Gallbladder, and Sanjiao Channels with the Governing, Yin Motility and Yang Motility Vessels
Benefits the eyesExpels wind and clears heat
Redness, swelling and pain of the eye, itching of the canthus, lacrimation, night blindness, color blindness, blurring of vision, myopia.
Any exterior caused eye disease
Where is BL-01 located?
- A Manual of Acupuncture (p. 256): 0.1 cun medial and superior to the inner canthus of the eye, near the medial border of the orbit.
- Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (p. 173): In the depression slightly above the inner canthus.
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.
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