BL-02 (Zan Zhu) Bamboo Gathering - Acupuncture point on the Bladder Channel of Foot Tai Yang

"The Liver stores the Blood"

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Channel Theory

Qi Circulation Times

Qi Circulation Path

Major Points

Channels

Lung Channel

Lg. Intestine Channel

Stomach Channel

Spleen Channel

Heart Channel

Small Intestine

Bladder Channel

Kidney Channel

Pericardium Channel

San Jiao Channel

Gall Bladder Channel

Liver Channel

Ren Mai
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Du Mai
(Governing Vessel)

The Extra Points

Acu Point BL-02 (Zan Zhu) Bamboo Gathering

Acupuncture Points on the Bladder Channel of Foot Tai Yang

Actions:

Eliminates wind and clears heat
Benefits the eyes
Clears the head and alleviates pain

Indications:

Headache, blurring and failing of vision, pain in the supraorbital region, lacrimation, redness, swelling and pain of the eye, twitching of eyelids, glaucoma.

Location (CAM):

On the medial extremity of the eyebrow, or on the Supraorbital notch.

Location (AMOA):

Superior to the inner canthus, in a depression on the eyebrow, close to its medial end.

Needling Method:

Puncture subcutaneously 0.3-0.5 inch, or prick with three-edged needle to cause bleeding.

References

Acupuncture

11. Grasping the Wind (First Edition) - Andrew Ellis, Nigel Wiseman, Ken Boss

9. Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (Revised Edition) - Cheng Xinnong

8. A Manual of Acupuncture (First Edition) - Peter Deadman

10. Acupuncture: A Comprehensive Text (First Edition) - Shanghai College of TCM