BL-60 (Kun Lun) Kunlun Mountains
Acupuncture Points on the Bladder Channel of Foot Tai Yang
Jing-River & Fire Point- Ma Dan-yang Heavenly Star Point
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:
- Headache, blurring of vision, neck rigidity, epistaxis, pain in the shoulder, back and arm, swelling and pain of the heel, difficult labor, epilepsy.
Pont Location:
- A Manual of Acupuncture: Behind the ankle joint, in the depression between the prominence of the lateral malleolus and the Achilles tendon.
- Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion: In the depression between the tip of the external malleolus and Achilles tendon.
Needling Method:
- Puncture perpendicularly 0.5-1.0 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
