BL-04 (Qu Cha) Deviating Turn - Acupuncture point on the Bladder Channel of Foot Tai Yang

"The Heart opens into the Tongue"

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Acu Point BL-04 (Qu Cha) Deviating Turn

Acupuncture Points on the Bladder Channel of Foot Tai Yang

Actions:

Expels wind, clears the head and alleviates pain
Benefits the eyes and nose

Indications:

Headache, nasal obstruction, epistaxis, blurring and failing of vision.

Location (CAM):

0.5 cun directly above the midpoint of the anterior hairline and 1.5 cun lateral to the midline, at the junction of the medial third and lateral two-thirds of the distance from Shenting (DU-24) to Touwei (ST-8).

Location (AMOA):

0.5 cun within the anterior hairline, 1.5 cun lateral to Shenting DU-24 and one third of the distance between Shenting DU-24 and Touwei ST-8.

Needling Method:

Puncture subcutaneously 0.3-0.5 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.

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