Acupuncture Points on the Bladder Channel of Foot Tai Yang
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Ying-Spring & Water Point
Clears the headDescends Lung and Stomach Qi
Headache, neck rigidity, blurring of vision, epistaxis, mania.
Where is BL-66 located?
- A Manual of Acupuncture (p. 324): On the lateral side of the foot, in the depression anterior and inferior to the fifth metatarsophalangeal joint.
- Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (p. 190): Anterior to the fifth metatarsophalangeal joint, at the junction of the red and white skin.
Puncture perpendicularly 0.2-0.3 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
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