Acupuncture Points on the Bladder Channel of Foot Tai Yang
- Confluent Point of the Yang Motility Vessel
- Sun Si-miao Ghost Point
Pacifies interior wind and expels exterior windCalms the spirit and treats epilepsy Benefits the head and eyes Opens and regulates the Yang Motility vessel Activates the channel and alleviates pain
Epilepsy, mania, headache, dizziness, insomnia, backache, aching of the leg.
Where is BL-62 located?
- A Manual of Acupuncture (p. 320): On the lateral side of the foot, approximately 0.5 cun inferior to the inferior border of the lateral malleolus, in a depression posterior to the peroneal tendons.
- Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (p. 190): In the depression directly below the external malleolus.
Puncture perpendicularly 0.3-0.5 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
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