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BL-67 (Zhi Yin) Reaching Yin

Acupuncture Points on the Bladder Channel of Foot Tai Yang

  • Acupuncture Point Five Elements Jing-Well & Metal Point
Expels wind and clears the head and eyes
  • Turns the fetus and facilitates labor
    • Headache, nasal obstruction, epistaxis, ophthalmalgia, malposition of fetus, difficult labor, detention of after birth, feverish sensation in the sole.
    Promotes Delivery, Turns the Fetus
  • Toothache

    • Where is BL-67 located?

    • A Manual of Acupuncture (p. 325): On the dorsal aspect of the little toe, at the junction of lines drawn along the lateral border of the nail and the base of the nail, approximately 0.1 cun from the corner of the nail.
    • Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (p. 191): On the lateral side of the small toe, about 0.1 cun from the corner of the nail.
    Puncture superficially 0.1 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.

    Acupuncture on this point is contraindicated in pregnant women.

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    Compiled and edited by Thomas Dehli, Founder & Editor, Sacred Lotus

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