Acupuncture Points on the Bladder Channel of Foot Tai Yang
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Jing-River & Fire Point - Ma Dan-yang Heavenly Star Point
Clears heat and lowers yangPacifies wind and leads down excess Activates the entire Bladder channel and alleviates pain Relaxes the sinews and strengthens the lumbar spine Promotes labor
Headache, blurring of vision, neck rigidity, epistaxis, pain in the shoulder, back and arm, swelling and pain of the heel, difficult labor, epilepsy.
Where is BL-60 located?
- A Manual of Acupuncture (p. 318): Behind the ankle joint, in the depression between the prominence of the lateral malleolus and the Achilles tendon.
- Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (p. 189): In the depression between the tip of the external malleolus and Achilles tendon.
Puncture perpendicularly 0.5-1.0 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
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