Acupuncture Points on the Bladder Channel of Foot Tai Yang
- Xi (Cleft) Point
- Meeting Point of the Bladder Channel with the Yang Linking Vessel
Pacifies windModerates acute conditions Relaxes the sinews, activates the channel and alleviates pain
Mania, epilepsy, infantile convulsion, backache, pain the external malleolus, motor impairment and pain of the lower extremities.
Where is BL-63 located?
- A Manual of Acupuncture (p. 322): On the lateral side of the foot, in the depression posterior to the tuberosity of the fifth metatarsal bone.
- Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (p. 190): On the lateral side of the foot, directly below the anterior border of the external malleolus, on the lower border of the cuboid bone.
Puncture perpendicularly 0.3-0.5 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
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