Foot Taiyang BL

BL 1 (jingming)

brightens eyes, Tonify Yin
Location:  1 fen medial & superior to the inner canthus of the eye, near the medial border of the orbit.

BL 2 (zanzhu)

hiccup, headache, brighten eyes
Location:  superior to the inner canthus, in a depression on the eyebrow, close to its medial end.

BL 7 (tongtian)

frees the nose (sinusitis)
Location:  1.5 cun lateral to the midline, 4 cun from the anterior hairline.

BL 9 (yuzhen)

headache (local pain)
Location:  1.3 cun lateral to the depression superior to the external occipital protuberance (DU 17).

BL 10 (tianzhu)

head/neck/shoulder/back pain, eye problems, sooth sinews
Location :  on the lateral aspect of the trapezius muscle, 1.3 cun lateral to DU 15.

BL 11 (dazhu)

[Bone Hui-influential]
dispel Wind, expel exterior Heat, regulates bones/joints
Location:  1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of  T1.

BL 12 (fengmen)

chronic Wind
Location:  1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of T2.

BL 13 (feishu)

[fei shu]
mostly deficient Yin & Qi of lungs
Location:  1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of T3.

BL 15 (xinshu)

[xin shu]
clear HT heat (epilepsy, night sweat, insomnia, irritability)
Location:  1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of  T5.

BL 17 (geshu)

[Blood Hui-influential, gu shu]
severe Yin & Blood deficiency, hiccup, all Blood patterns
Location:  1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of  T7.

BL 18 (ganshu)

[gan shu] eyes, Blood, LR GB Damp/Heat, soothe LR/spirit
Location:  1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of T9.

BL 19(danshu)

[dan shu] Damp/Heat
Location :  1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of T10

BL 20 (pishu)

[pi shu] water transformation, any kind of edema, jaundice, diarrhea/dysentry
Location:  1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of T11

BL 21 (weishu)

[wei shu]
regulate/harmonize ST
Location:  1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of T12

BL 22 (sanjiaoshu)

[san jiao shu]
regulates Qi & water in mid/low Jiao
Location:  1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of L1

BL 23 (shenshu)

[shen shu]
nourish & strengthen KI (all aspects), edema
Location:  1.5 cun lateral to the lower boarder of L2

BL 24 (qihaishu)

[sea of Qi shu]
regulate & nourish Qi/Blood, lumbar/knee weakness/pain
Location:  1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of L3

BL 25 (dachangshu)

[da chang shu]
diarrhea &/or constipation
Location:  1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of L4

BL 26 (guanyuanshu)

tonify Qi
Location:  1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of L5

BL 27 (xiaochangshu)

[xiao shu]
promotes separation of clear & turbid (urine/stool), local
Location:  1.5 cun lateral to midline, at level of 1st posterior sacral foramen

BL 28 (pangguangshu)

[pang guang shu]
low Jiao water disorders
Location:  1.5 cun lateral to midline, at level of 2nd posterior sacral foramen

BL 32 (ciliao)

local Ba Liao point, menses, Qi/Blood, lower limbs locomotion
Location:  over 2nd posterior sacral foramen  

BL 36 (chengfu)

local (lumbar, sacral, gluteal pain), hemorrhoids
Location:  in the center of the transverse gluteal crease

BL 37 (yinmen)

lumbar pain, lower limb locomotion
Location:  6 cun distal to BL 36, and 8 cun proximal to BL 40, on the line connecting BL 36 and BL 40

BL 39 (weiyang)

[Lower He of SJ] edema, lumbar pain, abdominal fullness, inhibited urine
Location:  at back of knee, on popliteal crease and towards its lateral end, in the depression medial to the tendon of biceps femoris

BL 40 (weizhong)

[Command point of back]
cool blood- move Blood Stasis (skin problems), lumbar & hip pain, expel Wind/Damp
Location:  at back of knee, on popliteal crease midway between tendons

BL 44 (shentang)

HT problems, LU problems, back pain
Location:  when shoulder relaxed, three cun line corresponds to  medial border of scapula

BL 46 (geguan)

strengthen SP (damp), harmonize ST (food stagnation), back pain, hiccup
Location:  3 cun lateral to midline, level with lower border of T7 and level with BL 17

BL 54(zhibian)

sciatica, lumbar pain
Location :  on bum, in depression 3 cun lateral to sacro-coccygeal hiatus

BL 57 (chengshan)

harmonizes intestines, eliminates hemorrhoids
Location:  on lower leg, in depression formed between the bellies of gastrocnemius muscle when muscle is flexed

BL 58 (feiyang)

[Connect to KI]
expel Wind/Damp, headache, local pain, nasal problems
Location:  on lower leg, 7 cun directly superior to BL 60, lateral to and approx. 1 cun inferior to BL 57

BL 60 (kunlun)

difficult labour, drain taiyang pathogen, stiff neck, soothe sinews, lowers Yang
Location:  behind ankle joint, in depression between prominence of lateral malleolus and achilles tendon

BL 62 (shenmai)

any headache (w/ BL 63), insomnia, expel int. & ext. Wind, calm spirit
Location:  on lateral side of foot, approx. 0.5 cun inferior to inferior border of lateral malleolus, in a depression posterior to peroneal tendons

BL 63 (jinmen)

[Xi-Cleft]
any headache, soothe sinews, opens portals – quiets spirit
Location:  on lateral side of foot, in depression posterior to tuberosity of 5th metatarsal bone

BL 64 (jinggu)

[Yuan-source]
headache (w/ LR 3), quiet HT & spirit, clear Heat
Location:  on lateral side of foot, in depression anterior and inferior to tuberosity of 5th metatarsal bone

BL 65 (shugu)

clear Heat, inflammation, headache, neck/back/local pain, resolve toxins
Location:  on lateral side of foot, in depression posterior and inferior to head of 5th metatarsal bone

BL 67 (zhiyin)

difficult delivery (w/ ST 36), moxa to turn breech presentation
Location:  on dorsal aspect of little toe, 1 fen proximal from the lateral corner of the nail