BL-61 (Pu Can) Subservient Visitor - Acupuncture point on the Bladder Channel of Foot Tai Yang

"The Spleen controls the raising of Qi"

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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
(Conception Vessel)

Du Mai
(Governing Vessel)

The Extra Points

Acu Point BL-61 (Pu Can) Subservient Visitor

Acupuncture Points on the Bladder Channel of Foot Tai Yang

Meeting Point of the bladder Channel with the Yang Motility Vessel

Actions:

Relaxes the sinews, activates the channel and alleviates pain

Indications:

Muscular atrophy and weakness of the lower extremities, pain in the heel.

Location (CAM):

Posterior and inferior to the external malleolus, directly below Kunlun (BL-60), lateral to calcaneum, at the junction of the red and white skin.

Location (AMOA):

On the lateral side of the foot, 1.5 cun inferior to Kunlun BL-60, in a tender depression on the calcaneum.

Needling Method:

Puncture perpendicularly 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